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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| August Revolution canonical | 16 |
| August Kranti (August Revolution) | 1 |
| August Revolution Day | 1 |
| August Revolution of 1945 | 1 |
| Cách mạng Tháng Tám | 1 |
| The August Revolution | 1 |
| Vietnamese August Revolution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1004232 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: August Revolution Context triple: [Democratic Republic of Vietnam, resultOf, August Revolution]
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A.
July Revolution in France
The July Revolution in France was the 1830 uprising that overthrew King Charles X and ended the Bourbon Restoration, leading to the July Monarchy under Louis-Philippe.
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B.
May Coup d'État
The May Coup d'État was a 1926 military takeover in Poland led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew the democratic government and established a more authoritarian regime.
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C.
Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII
The Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII was a 1799 political upheaval in revolutionary France in which opposition forces in the legislature forced the resignation of several Directors, significantly weakening the Directory regime shortly before Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
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Coup of 18 Fructidor
The Coup of 18 Fructidor was a decisive 1797 purge by France’s Directory that crushed royalist influence, annulled recent elections, and marked a turn toward more authoritarian republican rule.
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E.
Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI
The Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI was a political purge during the French Directory in 1798, in which the government annulled election results to remove a surge of radical and opposition deputies from the legislature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: August Revolution Target entity description: 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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A.
July Revolution in France
The July Revolution in France was the 1830 uprising that overthrew King Charles X and ended the Bourbon Restoration, leading to the July Monarchy under Louis-Philippe.
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B.
May Coup d'État
The May Coup d'État was a 1926 military takeover in Poland led by Józef Piłsudski that overthrew the democratic government and established a more authoritarian regime.
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C.
Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII
The Coup of 30 Prairial Year VII was a 1799 political upheaval in revolutionary France in which opposition forces in the legislature forced the resignation of several Directors, significantly weakening the Directory regime shortly before Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power.
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D.
Coup of 18 Fructidor
The Coup of 18 Fructidor was a decisive 1797 purge by France’s Directory that crushed royalist influence, annulled recent elections, and marked a turn toward more authoritarian republican rule.
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E.
Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI
The Coup of 22 Floréal Year VI was a political purge during the French Directory in 1798, in which the government annulled election results to remove a surge of radical and opposition deputies from the legislature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| 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
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power seizure by Viet Minh across most of Vietnam ⓘ |
| significance |
laid foundations for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
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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
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Viet Minh ⓘ |
| significantPerson | Ho Chi Minh ⓘ |
| startDate | 1945-08-14 ⓘ |
| territorialExtent |
Annam
ⓘ
Cochinchina ⓘ Tonkin ⓘ |
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Subject: August Revolution Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (22)
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