August General Uprising
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August General Uprising is the alternative name for Vietnam’s August Revolution of 1945, a nationwide insurrection that led to the collapse of French and Japanese control and the establishment of an independent Vietnamese government under the Viet Minh.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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national liberation movement → revolution → uprising → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tong Khoi Nghia Thang Tam
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| alternateName |
August Revolution
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Vietnamese August Revolution → |
| country |
Vietnam
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| dateOfProclamationOfIndependence |
1945-09-02
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| endTime |
1945-08-30
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| followedBy |
First Indochina War
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| hasCause |
collapse of Japanese rule in Indochina
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power vacuum after Japan’s surrender in World War II → weakening of French colonial administration in Indochina → |
| ideology |
Vietnamese nationalism
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anti-colonialism → communism → |
| independenceProclaimedAt |
Ba Dinh Square
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| independenceProclaimedBy |
Ho Chi Minh
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| languageOfAlternateName |
Vietnamese
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| location |
Vietnam
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| mainLocation |
Annam
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Cochinchina → Tonkin → |
| opponent |
Empire of Japan
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French colonial authorities in Indochina → Japanese-backed Vietnamese puppet government → |
| organizedBy |
Communist Party of Indochina
→
Viet Minh → |
| participant |
Communist Party of Indochina
→
Ho Chi Minh → Huynh Thuc Khang → Tran Huy Lieu → Viet Minh → Vietnamese nationalists → Vo Nguyen Giap → |
| partOf |
World War II aftermath in Asia
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decolonization of Asia → |
| result |
collapse of French colonial administration in Vietnam in 1945
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collapse of Japanese control in Vietnam → establishment of Viet Minh–led government in Vietnam → proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam → |
| significance |
marked the end of formal French and Japanese control over Vietnam in 1945
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| significantEvent |
Ba Dinh Square rally in Hanoi
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seizure of power in Hanoi → seizure of power in Hue → seizure of power in Saigon → |
| startTime |
1945-08-14
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
August Revolution in Vietnam
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alsoKnownAs |