Viet Minh
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viet Minh canonical | 40 |
| Viet Minh forces | 3 |
| Viet Minh guerrillas | 2 |
| League for the Independence of Vietnam | 1 |
| Viet Minh movement | 1 |
| Viet Minh resistance system | 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
ⓘ
Allies of World War II ⓘ
surface form:
United States (during World War II intelligence cooperation)
|
| conflict |
August Revolution
ⓘ
First Indochina War ⓘ Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina ⓘ |
| country |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
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 People’s Revolutionary Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Lao Dong Party
|
| militaryWing |
People's Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam Liberation Army
|
| notableBattle | Battle of Dien Bien Phu ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
August Revolution
ⓘ
surface form:
August Revolution of 1945
Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
Proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on 1945-09-02
|
| notableLeader |
Pham Van Dong
ⓘ
Vo Nguyen Giap ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
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 self-link ⓘ |
| slogan | Independence, Freedom, Happiness ⓘ |
| successor |
Viet Cong
ⓘ
Communist Party of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
Workers' Party of Vietnam
|
| supportedBy |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| territorialBase |
Tonkin
ⓘ
surface form:
Tonkin (northern Vietnam)
|
| translation |
Viet Minh
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
League for the Independence of Vietnam
|
| usedTactics |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
political mobilization of peasants ⓘ |
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Viet Minh guerrillas
this entity surface form:
Viet Minh forces
this entity surface form:
League for the Independence of Vietnam
this entity surface form:
Viet Minh movement
subject surface form:
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
this entity surface form:
Viet Minh forces
this entity surface form:
Viet Minh guerrillas
this entity surface form:
Viet Minh forces
subject surface form:
Le Trong Tan
subject surface form:
Pac Bo
this entity surface form:
Viet Minh resistance system