The Democratic Party of Vietnam ( vi, Đảng Dân chủ Việt Nam) was a political party in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (later only

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). It was founded on 30 July 1944 to unite

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and intelligentsia in support of the

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and in effect its

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. It was a member of the

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and was represented in the Vietnamese parliament and government, its leader were Dương Đức Hiền and Nghiêm Xuân Yêm. The party (along with the other 'non-communist' party in Vietnam, the

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) was disbanded in 1988. In 2006, a dissident organization with the same name was established. Hoàng Minh Chính, a member of the former Democratic Party, was involved in its founding.

History

This party was established in 1944, when

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was still occupied by France. In 1945, it gained independence as

Democratic Republic of Vietnam North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV; vi, Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa), was a socialist state supported by the Soviet Union (USSR) and the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Southeast Asia that existed f ...

. It was a member of

and fought against

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in a war for independence. During 1955–

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, it was one of only three

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that were allowed to operate in

and then the

Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making it ...

. It dissolved in 1988.

Ideologies

Its ideologies included

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and

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was also one of DPV's ideologies. Its position ranges from

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left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy. Left-wing politics typically involve a concern for those in soci ...

References

*''Länder der Erde. Politisch-ökonomisches Handbuch''. Berlin st 1971. 1940s in French Indochina 1944 establishments in French Indochina 1944 establishments in Vietnam 1950s in French Indochina 1988 disestablishments in Vietnam Defunct political parties in Vietnam Political parties disestablished in 1988 Political parties established in 1944 Socialism in Vietnam {{Vietnam-party-stub