August Revolution

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The August Revolution was the 1945 nationwide uprising in Vietnam that overthrew French colonial and Japanese occupation authorities, leading to the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam under Ho Chi Minh.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf revolution
uprising
aim establishment of a Vietnamese government under Viet Minh leadership
national independence for Vietnam
alsoKnownAs August General Uprising
August Revolution
surface form: Cách mạng Tháng Tám
capitalEvent seizure of power in Hanoi
capitalEventDate 1945-08-19
cause Japanese surrender in World War II
popular discontent with colonial rule and wartime famine
weakening of French colonial authority
commander Vo Nguyen Giap
country Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
date August 1945
endDate 1945-09-02
followedBy First Indochina War
follows French colonial rule in Vietnam
Japanese occupation of French Indochina
hasPart August Revolution in Vietnam
surface form: Hanoi uprising

Hue uprising
August Revolution in Vietnam
surface form: Saigon uprising
ideology Vietnamese nationalism
communism
languageOfName Vietnamese
leader Ho Chi Minh
location Viet Nam
surface form: Vietnam
mainOutcome collapse of Japanese-sponsored authorities in Vietnam
establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
overthrow of French colonial administration in Vietnam
opponent French colonial administration in Indochina
Japanese occupation of French Indochina
surface form: Japanese military authorities in Vietnam
partOf Pacific War
surface form: World War II in Asia
pointInTime August 1945
proclamationDate 1945-09-02
proclamationPlace Ba Đình Square
surface form: Ba Dinh Square, Hanoi
result independence proclamation of Vietnam on 2 September 1945
power seizure by Viet Minh across most of Vietnam
significance laid foundations for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
marked the end of French colonial rule in Vietnam de facto
triggered decolonization conflicts in Indochina
significantEvent Ba Dinh Square independence proclamation
significantOrganization Indochinese Communist Party
Viet Minh
significantPerson Ho Chi Minh
startDate 1945-08-14
territorialExtent Annam
Cochinchina
Tonkin

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Democratic Republic of Vietnam resultOf August Revolution
Ho Chi Minh participantIn August Revolution
Government of North Vietnam foundingEvent August Revolution
Viet Minh conflict August Revolution
Viet Minh notableEvent August Revolution
this entity surface form: August Revolution of 1945
August General Uprising alternateName August Revolution
August General Uprising alternateName August Revolution
this entity surface form: Vietnamese August Revolution
Truong Chinh notableWork August Revolution
this entity surface form: The August Revolution
Truong Chinh participantIn August Revolution
August Kranti Day literalMeaningOfName August Revolution
this entity surface form: August Revolution Day
Nguyễn dynasty majorEvent August Revolution
Anti-French Resistance War precededBy August Revolution
DRV foundingEvent August Revolution
subject surface form: Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Tien Quan Ca associatedWith August Revolution
subject surface form: Tiến Quân Ca
August Revolution alsoKnownAs August Revolution
this entity surface form: Cách mạng Tháng Tám
Empire of Vietnam reasonForEnd August Revolution
Ton Duc Thang participantIn August Revolution
Lê Đức Thọ participantIn August Revolution
Tong Khoi Nghia Thang Tam hasNameInEnglish August Revolution
Annam significantEvent August Revolution
renaming as August Kranti Maidan namedAfter August Revolution
subject surface form: August Kranti Maidan
this entity surface form: August Kranti (August Revolution)