Viet Minh

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communist-led organization guerrilla movement national liberation movement

The Viet Minh was a Vietnamese nationalist and communist-led independence movement, founded and led by Ho Chi Minh, that fought against French colonial rule and later Japanese occupation, ultimately paving the way for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Aliases (4)

League for the Independence of Vietnam ×1
Viet Minh forces ×1
Viet Minh guerrillas ×1
Viet Minh movement ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	communist-led organization → guerrilla movement → national liberation movement →
achieved	military victory over French Union forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 →
activeDuring	First Indochina War → World War II →
alliedWith	OSS Deer Team → United States (during World War II intelligence cooperation) →
conflict	August Revolution → First Indochina War → Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina →
country	Vietnam →
dateFounded	1941-05-19 →
dissolutionContext	after Geneva Accords on Indochina →
dissolved	1954 →
foundedBy	Indochinese Communist Party →
founder	Ho Chi Minh →
fullName	Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi →
goal	end of French colonialism in Indochina → establishment of a democratic republic in Vietnam → independence of Vietnam →
headquartersLocation	northern Vietnam →
ideology	Marxism–Leninism → Vietnamese nationalism → communism →
leader	Ho Chi Minh →
mergedInto	Lao Dong Party →
militaryWing	Vietnam Liberation Army →
notableBattle	Battle of Dien Bien Phu →
notableEvent	August Revolution of 1945 → Proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 1945-09-02 →
notableLeader	Pham Van Dong → Vo Nguyen Giap →
opposedTo	Empire of Japan → French colonial rule in Indochina → Vichy French authorities in Indochina →
organizedAs	front organization →
placeFounded	Pac Bo, Cao Bang, Vietnam →
resultedIn	creation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam →
shortName	Viet Minh →
slogan	Independence, Freedom, Happiness →
successor	Viet Cong → Workers' Party of Vietnam →
supportedBy	People's Republic of China → Soviet Union →
territorialBase	Tonkin (northern Vietnam) →
translation	League for the Independence of Vietnam →
usedTactics	guerrilla warfare → political mobilization of peasants →

Referenced by (18)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Battle of Dien Bien Phu → First Indochina War ("Viet Minh guerrillas") →	belligerent
Vietnamese nationalism →	associatedWith
Vo Nguyen Giap ("Viet Minh forces") →	commanded
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam →	endedHostilitiesBetween
Ho Chi Minh →	founderOf
August Revolution in Vietnam →	leader
First Indochina War →	mainBelligerent
French Far East Expeditionary Corps →	opponent
August General Uprising →	organizedBy
Nguyễn dynasty →	overthrownBy
August General Uprising →	participant
Truong Chinh ("Viet Minh movement") →	participantIn
Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam →	politicalOrganizationInvolved
Government of North Vietnam →	politicalPartyInPower
Ho Chi Minh →	servedIn
Viet Minh →	shortName
Viet Minh ("League for the Independence of Vietnam") →	translation