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Vietminh
Vietminh an abbreviation of Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (League for the independence of Vietnam), the Communist-led nationalist organization formed in southern China in 1941 under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh to combat the Japanese occupiers and French collaborationist administration in Indochina. In 1951, the Vietminh political apparatus was incorporated in the newly formed Workers' Party of Vietnam (Dang Lao Dong Viet Nam). The term Vietminh is also used to designate the military arm of the Vietnamese nationalist movement. Led by Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietminh guerrilla army evolved toward a conventional force after 1945 and led the fight to expel the French colonialist administration of Indochina. The Vietminh defeated the French-led forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and brought about the withdrawal of the French from Indochina. Subsequently, the Vietminh forces were transformed into the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and supported the Communist-led National Liberation Front in its successful bid to unite Vietnam by conquering the Western-oriented Republic of (South) Vietnam.
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"Vietminh." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vietminh." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Vietminh.html "Vietminh." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-Vietminh.html |
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Vietminh It was formed in 1941 as the League for the Independence of Vietnam by Ho Chi Minh and other Vietnamese Communist leaders such as Vo guyen Giap in southern China. Aided by the USA and its Allies, it started its guerrilla activities against the Japanese occupying forces in Vietnam in 1943. It liberated much of North Vietnam and entered Hanoi in August 1945. It managed to gather considerable grass-roots support (including nationalists, socialists, Catholics) against a common enemy. However, it came under the increasing control of the Vietnamese (Communist) Workers' Party from 1945. After the Geneva Agreements (1954), its support continued to grow in South Vietnam. It thus became the model and predecessor for the National Liberation Front, as well as its military wing, the Vietcong.
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JAN PALMOWSKI. "Vietminh." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAN PALMOWSKI. "Vietminh." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Vietminh.html JAN PALMOWSKI. "Vietminh." A Dictionary of Contemporary World History. 2004. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O46-Vietminh.html |
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Viet Minh
Viet Minh, an abbreviation of Vietnam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (League for the independence of Vietnam), a communist guerrilla organization formed in southern China in 1941 to fight both the Japanese in French Indo-China and the French administration which the Japanese had retained (see collaboration). Its forces were led by Vo Nguyen Giap, under Ho Chi Minh as its general secretary, and by the end of 1944 with the help of US supplies, and of the Office of Strategic Services in the field, it had captured large areas in the northern part of the country (Tongkin). Five days after the Japanese capitulated on 15 August 1945, Viet Minh detachments entered Hanoi, and on 2 September 1945 Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
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I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Viet Minh." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Viet Minh." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-VietMinh.html I. C. B. DEAR and M. R. D. FOOT. "Viet Minh." The Oxford Companion to World War II. 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O129-VietMinh.html |
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Vietminh
Vietminh Vietnamese communist guerrilla movement. Founded in 1941 in south China by HO CHI MINH and other exiled Vietnamese members of the Indo-Chinese Communist Party with the aim of expelling both the French and the Japanese from Vietnam, the Vietminh began operations, with assistance from the USA, against the Japanese (1943–45) under the military leadership of Vo Nguyen Giap. After the end of World War II, it resisted the returning French, building up its strength and organization through incessant guerrilla operations and finally winning a decisive set-piece engagement at DIENBIENPHU in 1954. This forced the French to end the war and grant independence to Vietnam, partitioned into two states, North and South.
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"Vietminh." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vietminh." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Vietminh.html "Vietminh." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-Vietminh.html |
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Viet Minh , officially Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh [League for the Independence of Vietnam], a coalition of Communist and nationalist groups that opposed the French and the Japanese during World War II. The Viet Minh spearheaded Vietnamese resistance to French rule in the French Indochina War (1946–54). The organization was soon dominated by Communists, and in 1951 its Communist elements were absorbed by the Communist party of North Vietnam. |
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"Viet Minh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Viet Minh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VietMinh.html "Viet Minh." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-VietMinh.html |
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Viet Minh
Viet Minh Vietnamese organization that fought for independence from the French (1946–54). It resisted Japan's occupation of French Indochina during World War 2. After the war, when the French refused to recognize it as a provisional government, it began operations against the colonial forces. The French withdrew after defeat at Dien Bien Phu (1954).
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"Viet Minh." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Viet Minh." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-VietMinh.html "Viet Minh." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-VietMinh.html |
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"Vietminh." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Vietminh." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Vietminh.html "Vietminh." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Vietminh.html |
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