The following is a list of political organizations and armed forces in Vietnam, since 1912: __TOC__

1912–1945

Việt Nam Quang Phục Hội The Việt Nam Quang Phục Hội (, ''Restoration League of Vietnam'' or ''Restoration Society of Vietnam'') was a nationalist republican militant revolutionary organization of Vietnam that was active in the 1910s, under the leadership of Phan B ...

(Vietnam Restoration League), 1912–39, led by

Phan Bội Châu Phan Bội Châu (; 26 December 1867 – 29 October 1940), born Phan Văn San, courtesy name Hải Thụ (later changed to Sào Nam), was a pioneer of Vietnamese 20th century nationalism. In 1903, he formed a revolutionary organization called ' ...

* Vietnam People's Progressive Party (1923–?) * Tâm Tâm Xã, 1923–25, led by Hồ Tùng Mậu (1896–1951), Lê Hồng Sơn (1899–1933), Phạm Hồng Thái * Đảng Lập hiến Đông Dương ( Constitutionalist Party – ''Parti Constitutionaliste Indochinois''), 1923–39, led by Bùi Quang Chiêu (1872–1945), Nguyễn Phan Lon (1889–1960), Duong Van Giao (1892–1945) * Hội Việt Nam Cách mạng Thanh niên (

Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League (; Chữ Nôm: ''越南青年革命同志会''), or Thanh Niên for short, was founded by Nguyen Ai Quoc (best known as Ho Chi Minh) in Guangzhou in the spring of 1925. It is considered as the “first truly Mar ...

), 1925–29, led by

Nguyễn Ái Quốc (: ; born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), commonly known as ('Uncle Hồ'), also known as ('President Hồ'), ('Father of the Nation, Old father of the people') and by other Pseudonym, aliases, was a Vietnamese people, Vietnam ...

, Hồ Tùng Mậu, Lê Hồng Sơn,

Lê Hồng Phong Lê Hồng Phong (6 September 1902 – 6 September 1942) was the second leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV); he led the party through the office of General Secretary of the Overseas Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietna ...

, Lê Duy Điếm (1906–30) * Đảng Thanh niên Cao vọng (Nguyễn An Ninh Association), 1925–29, led by

Nguyễn An Ninh Nguyễn An Ninh (September 5, 1900 – August 14, 1943) was a radical Vietnamese political journalist and publicist in French colonial Cochinchina (southern Vietnam). An independent and charismatic figure, Nguyen An Ninh was able to conciliate ...

Tân Việt Revolutionary Party The New Vietnam Revolutionary Party or Revolutionary Party of the New Vietnam ( vi, Tân-Việt Kách-mệnh Đảng) 1925–1930, was a non-communist revolutionary party in Vietnam's early independence movement founded by Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai. ...

(Vietnam Restoration, Vietnam Revolutionary Party, New Vietnam Revolutionary Party), 1925–30, led by Đào Duy Anh (1904–88) and Tôn Quang Phiệt (1900–73) * Thanh niên Đảng, 1925, led by Trần Huy Liệu (1901–69) * Đông Dương Lao động Đảng, in

Cochinchina Cochinchina or Cochin-China (, ; vi, Đàng Trong (17th century - 18th century, Việt Nam (1802-1831), Đại Nam (1831-1862), Nam Kỳ (1862-1945); km, កូសាំងស៊ីន, Kosăngsin; french: Cochinchine; ) is a historical exony ...

, 1926–29, led by Cao Triều Phát (1889–1956) * Đảng Việt Nam Độc lập, 1927–29, left-wing, led by Nguyễn Thế Truyền (1898–1969),

Tạ Thu Thâu Tạ Thu Thâu (1906–1945) in the 1930s was the principal representative of Trotskyism in Vietnam and, in colonial Cochinchina, of left opposition to the Indochinese Communist Party (PCI) of Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh). He joined to Left Oppo ...

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(1927–?) *

(Việt Nam Thanh Niên Cách Mệnh Đồng Chí Hội) (1925–1929) *

Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng The Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng (; chữ Hán: ; ), abbreviated VNQDĐ or Việt Quốc, was a nationalist and democratic socialist political party that sought independence from French colonial rule in Vietnam during the early 20th century. ...

(Vietnam Nationalist Party), Tonkin, has Paramilitary forces (

Yên Bái mutiny The Yên Bái mutiny ( vi, Tổng khởi-nghĩa Yên-báy, "Yên Bái general uprising") was an uprising of Vietnamese soldiers in the French colonial army on 10 February 1930 in collaboration with civilian supporters who were members of the Vi� ...

), 1945–49 pro-Republic of China/Nationalist Chinese forces, and Bảo Đại since 1947. Has military forces (''Dân Quốc quân'' in Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Anti-French in

1945), conflict with Viet Minh since 1945. Minor joined with Viet Minh anti-French *

Communist Party of Indochina The Communist Party of Indochina (Vietnamese: ''Đông Dương Cộng sản Đảng'' 1929–1930) is one of three predecessors of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Other two predecessors are the Communist Party of Annam (An Nam cộng sản Đảng ...

, 1929–30, Notable members and led: Trịnh Đình Cửu (1906–90), Ngô Gia Tự (1908–35), Nguyễn Đức Cảnh (1908–32), Trần Văn Cung (1906–77), Đỗ Ngọc Du (1907–38),...(first communist cell in French Indochina) *

Communist Party of Annam Communist Party of Annam (''An Nam cộng sản Đảng'') was a Vietnamese political party that existed from August 1929 until February 1930. (Annam was the common name of Vietnam at that time.) It was created by leaders of the Communist Youth L ...

, 1929–30, led by Châu Vǎn Liêm (1902–30), Nguyễn Thiệu (1903–89), Hồ Tùng Mậu, Lê Hồng Sơn *

Communist League of Indochina The Indochinese Communist League (Đông Dương Cộng sản Liên đoàn) was one of the three communist groups of 1929–1930 which formed the base of the Vietnamese Communist Party in Vietnam, and within colonial French Indochina. It was form ...

, established in 1930, Notable members: Trần Hữu Chương, Nguyễn Khoa Vǎn,

Võ Nguyên Giáp Võ Nguyên Giáp (; 25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was a Vietnamese general and communist politician who is regarded as having been one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century. He served as interior minister in President H ...

, Nguyễn Chí Diểu,... *

Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), also known as the Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP), is the founding and sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Founded in 1930 by Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV became the ruling party of North ...

, led uprisings (armed struggle) in Nghệ An, Hà Tĩnh,...(1930–31), in Bắc Sơn District (1940),

(1940), and 1945, founded the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

Vietnam People's Army 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 i ...

with

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina from 19 December 1946 to 20 July 1954 between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vi ...

anti-France and army Bảo Đại,... (VPA in the Laos, Cambodia since 1947, support

Lao Issara The Lao Issara ( lo, ລາວອິດສະລະ ) was an anti-French, nationalist movement formed on 12 October 1945 by Prince Phetsarath. This short-lived movement emerged after the Japanese defeat in World War II and became the government ...

, Neo Lao Issara/Pathet Lao,

Khmer Issarak The Khmer Issarak ( km, ខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ, or 'Independent Khmer') was a "loosely structured" anti- French and anti-colonial independence movement. The movement has been labelled as “amorphous”. The Issarak was ...

and

United Issarak Front The United Issarak Front (in km, សមាគមខ្មែរឥស្សរៈ, ''Samakhum Khmer Issarak'', lit. 'Khmer Issarak Front') was a Cambodian anti-colonial movement 1950–1954,Kiernan, Ben. ''How Pol Pot Came to Power''. London: ...

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

anti-USA and South Vietnam Government (and support Neo Lao Hak Sat (Lao Patriotic Front),

Khmer Rouge The Khmer Rouge (; ; km, ខ្មែរក្រហម, ; ) is the name that was popularly given to members of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and by extension to the regime through which the CPK ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979. ...

and

Sihanouk Norodom Sihanouk (; km, នរោត្តម សីហនុ, ; 31 October 192215 October 2012) was a Cambodian statesman, Sangkum and FUNCINPEC politician, film director, and composer who led Cambodia in various capacities throughout his ...

Cambodian–Vietnamese War The Cambodian–Vietnamese War ( km, សង្គ្រាមកម្ពុជា-វៀតណាម, vi, Chiến tranh Campuchia–Việt Nam), known in Vietnam as the Counter-offensive on the Southwestern border ( vi, Chiến dịch Phản ...

(1975–89),

Sino-Vietnamese War The Sino-Vietnamese War (also known by #Names, other names) was a border war fought between China and Vietnam in early 1979. China launched an offensive in response to Vietnam's Cambodian–Vietnamese War, actions against the Khmer Rouge in 1 ...

(1979–89),... led by Central Committee of the CPV. * Trotskyist Movement (1931–46), in

, led by Ta Thu Thau, in

Tonkin Tonkin, also spelled ''Tongkin'', ''Tonquin'' or ''Tongking'', is an exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam. During the 17th and 18th centuries, this term referred to the domain ''Đàng Ngoài'' under Trịnh lords' control, includi ...

led by Ho Huu Tuong (1910–80) * Vietnam Restoration League (1931) * Socialist Party (1936–) * Democratic Party (1937–) * League for the National Restoration of Vietnam ( :vi:Việt Nam Phục quốc Đồng minh Hội),Masaya Shiraishi (2004)
"The Vietnamese Phuc Quoc League and the 1940 Insurrection"
Center of Excellence–-Contemporary Asian Studies, Waseda University. officially established in 1939, led by

Cường Để Cường Để (, ; born Nguyễn Phước Dân ( vi-hantu, 阮福民); 11 January 1882 - 5 April 1951) was an early 20th-century Vietnamese revolutionary who, along with Phan Bội Châu, unsuccessfully tried to liberate Vietnam from French colo ...

Nguyễn Thượng Hiền Nguyễn Thượng Hiền (wikt:阮, 阮wikt:尚, 尚wikt:賢, 賢; 1865–1925) was a Vietnamese scholar-gentry anti-colonial revolutionary activist who advocated independence from French Indochina, French colonial rule. He was a contemporary ...

Nguyễn Hải Thần Nguyễn Hải Thần (; born Nguyễn Văn Thắng in Dai Tu village, Thường Tín District, Hà Đông Province, circa 1869; died 1959; also known as Vũ Hải Thu) was a leader of the Việt Nam Cách Mạng Đồng Minh Hội (Vietnamese ...

, Ho Hoc Lam (1883?–1942), Tran Trong Khac, has military force (Việt Nam Kiến quốc Quân) returned from China with Imperial Japanese Army, attack on

Lạng Sơn Lạng Sơn () is a city in far northern Vietnam, which is the capital of Lạng Sơn Province. It is accessible by road and rail from Hanoi, the Vietnamese capital, and it is the northernmost point on National Route 1. History Due to its ge ...

and

Bắc Giang Bắc Giang () is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Bắc Giang Province. Its name, deriving from that of the Province Sino-Vietnamese, means "north of the river." The location is very convenient for transportation: it is 50 km north ...

1940, against French. League pro-Japanese, and joined with Cao Dai. Revived in 1947, and urged reconciliation between Ho Chi Minh and Bảo Đại, to 1951 when Cường Để died * Đại Việt Quốc gia Xã hội Đảng (The National Socialist Party), Tonkin, 1936–46, led by Nguyễn Xuân Tiếu,

Trần Trọng Kim Trần Trọng Kim (Chữ Nôm: ; 1883 – December 2, 1953), courtesy name Lệ Thần, was a Vietnamese scholar and politician who served as the Prime Minister of the short-lived Empire of Vietnam, a state established with the support of Impe ...

, pro-Japanese * Đảng Dân chủ Đông Dương (Cochinchinese Democratic Party),1937–39, led by

Nguyễn Văn Thinh Nguyễn Văn Thinh (1888 – 10 November 1946, Saigon) was the first President of Cochinchina. Thinh was a French citizen and joined the Constitutionalist Party in 1926. He founded the Cochinchinese Democratic Party in 1937. He became chief ...

* Đại Việt Dân chính Đảng (Great Annam Democratic Party), 1938–45, led by

Nguyễn Tường Tam Nguyễn () is the most common Vietnamese surname. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as Nguyen. Nguyên (元）is a different word and surname. By some estimates 39 percent of Vietnamese people bear this s ...

(1905–63) * Vietnam Revolutionary Party (Đảng Nhân dân Cách mạng)/ Vietnam National Party, 1939–41, led by Trần Văn Ân (1903–2002) *

Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam The Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam (in vi, Đại Việt Quốc dân đảng), often known simply as or ĐVQDĐ, was a nationalist and anti-communist political party and militant organisation that was active in Vietnam in the 20th century. ...

, 1939–75, led by Trương Tử Anh, pro-Japanese (to 1945), has military forces in Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, anti-French and Viet Minh, since 1954 anti-government of Ngô Đình Diệm in Central and South Vietnam, to 1963. *

Viet Minh The Việt Minh (; abbreviated from , chữ Nôm and Hán tự: ; french: Ligue pour l'indépendance du Viêt Nam, ) was a national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1941. Also known as the Việt Minh Fro ...

(League for the Independence of Vietnam), included: The Indochinese Communist Party, The New Vietnam Party, The Vietnam Revolutionary Youth League, Vietnam Nationalist Party (a part)...Has military forces in Tonkin ("Cứu quốc quân"-1940, "Việt Nam Tuyên truyền Giải phóng quân" −1944, joined in 1945 named the Liberation Army – Giải phóng quân), Annam (The Ba Tơ Guerrilla Unit,

Ba Tơ District BA, Ba, or ba may refer to: Businesses and organizations * Bangladesh Army * Bibliotheca Alexandrina, an Egyptian library and cultural center * Boeing (NYSE stock symbol BA) * Booksellers Association of the UK and Ireland * Boston Acoustics, an ...

, March 1945) and Paramilitary forces in Cochinchina (Liberation Youth,...). After

August Revolution The August Revolution ( vi, Cách-mạng tháng Tám), also known as the August General Uprising (), was a revolution launched by the Việt Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam) against the Empire of Vietnam and the Empire of Japan in ...

(that followed by the foundation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) in 1945, found "Vệ quốc quân" (National Guard – army of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam) in Tonkin, Annam. In Cochinchina, armed forces and Paramilitary forces of Viet Minh were participants Southern Resistance War along with National Guard, army

Bình Xuyên Binh Xuyen Force ( vi, Bộ đội Bình Xuyên, ), often linked to its infamous leader, General Lê Văn Viễn (a.k.a. "Bảy Viễn"), was an independent military force within the Vietnamese National Army whose leaders once had lived outside t ...

(closely with Viet Minh), The Liberation Youth and Vanguard Youth (of the Viet Minh), minor armed forces of Cao Đài, Hòa Hảo, and Vietnam Nationalist Party. Liberation Army of Viet Minh in Cochinchina joined with National Guard 1946–48. National Guard was named the Vietnamese National Army (1946) and was referred to as the Vietnamese People's Army, since 1950, led by Communist Party. * The Liberation League * (), established in 1942, included: The Vietnam Nationalist Party (Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng), The Vietnam Restoration League (Viet Nam Phuc Quoc Dong Minh Hoi), The Great Vietnam Nationalist Party (Dai Viet Quoc Dan Dang), The Viet Minh (to 1944), The Liberation League (Giai Phong Hoi), led by Trương Bội Công,

, pro-Republic of China. Has military forces in Tonkin. League was revived in 1947, pro-

Bảo Đại Bảo Đại (, vi-hantu, , lit. "keeper of greatness", 22 October 191331 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy (), was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was em ...

* The Vietnam Patriots' Party (Việt Nam Ái quốc Đảng), in Cochinchina, pro-Japanese * The Youth Justice Association * The Youth Patriots * Đại Việt Phục hưng Hội, 1942–45, led by

Ngô Đình Diệm Ngô Đình Diệm ( or ; ; 3 January 1901 – 2 November 1963) was a South Vietnamese politician. He was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–1955), and then served as the first president of South Vietnam (Republic of ...

* Đại Việt Duy Dân, in Tonkin, 1943–46, led by Lý Đông A (1921–47), has minor paramilitary forces *

Democratic Party of Vietnam The Democratic Party of Vietnam ( vi, Đảng Dân chủ Việt Nam) was a political party in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (later only North Vietnam). It was founded on 30 July 1944 to unite petite bourgeoisie and intelligentsia in support ...

, 1944–88, led by Dương Đức Hiền (1916–63), Nghiêm Xuân Yêm (1913–2001), anti-French, closely with Communist Party. Disputed with Communist Party in Cochinchina,

Hải Dương Hải Dương () is a city in Vietnam. It is the capital of Hải Dương, an industrialized province in the Hanoi Capital Region and the Red River Delta in Northern Vietnam. The city is at the midpoint between the capital Hanoi and major port H ...

(after August Revolution) a time. * The Great Religion of the Third Amnesty ( Đại Đạo Tam Kỳ Phổ Độ). Since 1943, has pro-Japanese army. After August revolution, closely with Viet Minh a time. Group of Cao Trieu Phat anti-French, closely with Viet Minh, group of Pham Cong Tac pro-French. After 1954, army Cao Đài anti-Ngô Đình Diệm, minor joined

Viet Cong , , war = the Vietnam War , image = FNL Flag.svg , caption = The flag of the Viet Cong, adopted in 1960, is a variation on the flag of North Vietnam. Sometimes the lower stripe was green. , active ...

* The Hòa Hảo Buddhist Sect ( Phật Giáo Hòa Hảo), led by Huynh Phu So, has army since 1945–46, anti-French, after pro-French, minor joined with Viet Minh. Since 1954, anti-Ngô Đình Diệm, minor joined Viet Cong * Đại Việt Quốc gia Cách mệnh Ủy viên Hội, 1945 * United National Front, in Cochinchina (August 1945), included: National Independence Vietnam Party (Việt Nam Quốc gia Độc lập Đảng), Vanguard Youth, Doan the Cao Đài, Phat Giao Hòa Hảo, Intellectual Group, Federation of Functionaries, Buddhist League, The Struggle group of Trotskyist Movement, to be in disagreements with Viet Minh, exception Vanguard Youth joined with Viet Minh in the August Revolution * National Union Front, formed in Nanking, China in February, 1947, by Vietnam Nationalist Party, Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party and Vietnam Revolutionary League (Dong Minh Hoi) leaders,... had armed force anti-Viet Minh, pro-Bảo Đại * Youth for National Liberation * Vanguard Youth/Advance Guard Youth, has paramilitary forces pro-Japanese. After, Vanguard Youth joined with Viet Minh * The Vietnam National Independence Party (Việt Nam Quốc gia Độc lập Đảng), in

, 1945–46, Trần Văn Ân, Nguyễn Văn Sâm (?–1947), Hồ Văn Ngà,

Phan Khắc Sửu Phan Khắc Sửu ( 9 January 1893 – 24 May 1970) was a South Vietnamese engineer and politician who served as a minister in Bảo Đại's government of the State of Vietnam and as a civilian Chief of State of South Vietnam from 1964–65 durin ...

, pro-Japanese

1946–1954

Socialist Party of Vietnam The Socialist Party of Vietnam ( vi, Đảng Xã hội Việt Nam) was a political party in Vietnam which existed from 1946 to 1988. It was founded with the official aim of uniting "patriotic intelligentsia". Along with the Democratic Party of Vi ...

, 1946–88, led by Phan Tư Nghĩa (born 1910), Nguyen Xien (1907–97) anti-French * League for the National Union of Vietnam (Hội Liên hiệp quốc dân Việt Nam/Liên Việt), 1946–51, led by Bùi Bằng Đoàn (1889–1955),

Huỳnh Thúc Kháng Huỳnh Thúc Kháng ( chữ Hán: ; 1 October 1876 – 21 April 1947), also known as Cụ Huỳnh (lit: 'Great-grandfather' Huỳnh), was a Vietnamese anti-colonial activist, statesman and journalist, most notably serving as Acting President of ...

Tôn Đức Thắng Tôn Đức Thắng (August 20, 1888 – March 30, 1980) was the second and last president of North Vietnam and the first president of the reunified Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is cerem ...

, included: Viet Minh, Democratic Party of Vietnam, Socialist Party of Vietnam, Marxism Research Association, Vietnam Nationalist Party and Vietnam Revolutionary League (since August 1946, minor group in Vietnam Nationalist Party and Vietnam Revolutionary League)... *

Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party The Viet Nam Democratic Socialist Party ( vi, Đảng Dân chủ Xã hội Việt Nam) was a political party in South Vietnam. History It was founded in 1944 by Huỳnh Phú Sổ, the founder of Hòa Hảo. The party was formed through the unity ...

, 1946 in Cochinchina, led by

Huỳnh Phú Sổ Huỳnh Phú Sổ (; 15 January 1920 – 16 April 1947), popularly known as Đức Thầy (lit. "Virtuous Master") or Đức Huỳnh Giáo Chủ (lit. Virtuous ectFounder (ie Patriach) Huynh), was the founder of the Hòa Hảo religious traditi ...

, after anti-Viet Minh, a party of Republic of Vietnam *

, has armed forces anti-French (1945–46), after divided, minor joined Viet Minh (group Dương Văn Hà). Since 1954 group pro-Bảo Đại and France of

Lê Văn Viễn Major General Lê Văn Viễn (; 1904–1972), also known as Bảy Viễn ("Viễn the Seventh"), was the leader of the Bình Xuyên, a powerful Vietnamese criminal enterprise decreed by the Head of State, Bảo Đại, as an independent army wit ...

anti-Ngô Đình Diệm. After, a minor group joined Viet Cong (group Võ Văn Môn). * Monarchist Party, formed 1945, in Annam (Central Vietnam) * Popular Movement, in

(?–1949) * Vietnamese Nationalist Youth Alliance, in

* Pays Montagnard du Sud-Indochinois, Fédération Thaï/Pays Taï, Territoire Autonome Nung, Territoire Autonome Muong, Territoire Autonome Tho,... has armed force in army of Bảo Đại or Union Indochinoise/Indochine française, to 1954 * Vietnam Catholic League (Việt Nam Liên đoàn Công giáo), 1945, led by Lê Hữu Từ (1896–1967), Nguyen Manh Ha, supported the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and 1946.

led the League into the National Union Front. The Catholic Militias anti-Viet Minh in Tonkin, Bến Tre Province. * Cao Đài League, led by

Phạm Công Tắc Hộ Pháp ("Defender of the Doctrine", commonly translated as "Pope") Phạm Công Tắc (1890–1959) was an important leader in the establishment and development of the Cao Đài religion, founded in 1926.Philippe M. F. Peycam -''The Birth of V ...

, pro-Japanese,

* Buddhist Group (Tỉnh đồ cư sĩ), overseas Chinese community in Cochinchina, pro-Bảo Đại * Vietnam National Rally (Việt Nam quốc gia liên hiệp), 1947 – led by Lê Văn Hoạch, monarchism * Indochinese Democratic Party, 1946–, pro-French * Cochinchinese Democratic Party, pro-French, led by Nguyễn Văn Thinh * Popular Front of Indochina, pro-French * Popular Movement of Cochinchina, pro-French * Democratic League, 1947 in Cochinchina * Independents, 1946, led by Hoang Minh Chau (in National Assembly) * Renaissance Party, 1953–63, South Vietnam, led by

Trần Văn Hương Trần Văn Hương (陳文香, 1 December 1902 – 27 January 1982) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the penultimate president of South Vietnam for a week in April 1975 prior to its surrender to the communist forces of North Vietnam. ...

Cần lao Party The Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party ( vi, Cần lao Nhân vị Cách Mạng Ðảng / Đảng Cần lao Nhân vị), often simply called the Cần Lao Party, was a Vietnamese political party, formed in the early 1950s by the President of S ...

, 1954–63, South Vietnam, support the Ngô Đình Diệm

1955–1975

* New Greater Vietnam Party, South Vietnam, 1964–75, led by Nguyễn Ngọc Huy (1924–90) * Đại Việt Cách mạng Đảng (Revolutionary Greater Vietnam Party), South Vietnam, 1965–75, led by Hà Thúc Ký (1920–2008) * National Social Democratic Party, 1967–75, in South Vietnam, led by

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (; 5 April 1923 – 29 September 2001) was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces, Republic o ...

, Nguyễn Văn Ngân * Việt Nam Nhân xã Cách mạng Đảng, in South Vietnam, 1967–75, led by Trương Công Cừu, since 1970 divided into several parts * Dan Viet Progressive Party, in South Vietnam * Đại Việt Duy dân đảng, in South Vietnam * Đảng Công Nông Việt Nam (Peasants and Workers Party/Cần Lao Party), in South Vietnam, 1969–75, led by Trần Quốc Bửu *

National Social Democratic Front The National Social Democratic Front ( vi, Mặt trận Quốc gia Dân chủ Xã hội), later named the Social Democratic Alliance ( vi, Liên minh Dân chủ Xã hội), was a South Vietnamese political party which was effectively a federation ...

, South Vietnam, included: Democratic Party, Việt Nam Nhân xã Cách mạng Đảng, Việt Nam Dân chủ Xã hội Đảng,... pro-government bloc, 1968–75, led by Nguyễn Văn Thiệu * Đảng Cộng Hòa Xã Hội, of

Cao Đài Caodaism ( vi, Đạo Cao Đài, Chữ Hán: ) is a monotheistic syncretic new religious movement officially established in the city of Tây Ninh in southern Vietnam in 1926. The full name of the religion is (The Great Faith or theThird Uni ...

, in South Vietnam * Đảng Dân Xã, of Christians, in South Vietnam * Forces for National Reconciliation (Lực Lượng Hòa Giải Hòa Hợp Dân Tộc), in South Vietnam, led by

Vũ Văn Mẫu Vũ Văn Mẫu (25 July 1914 – 20 August 1998) was a South Vietnamese diplomat and politician, who was the last Prime Minister of South Vietnam, serving under President Dương Văn Minh's leadership. Early life and career Vũ Văn Mẫu was ...

(1914–98) *

United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races The United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races (FULRO; french: Front unifié de lutte des races opprimées, vi, Mặt trận Thống nhất Đấu tranh của các Sắc tộc bị Áp bức) was an organization whose objective was auton ...

, 1964–92, guerrilla group *

National Liberation Front for South Vietnam , , war = the Vietnam War , image = FNL Flag.svg , caption = The flag of the Viet Cong, adopted in 1960, is a variation on the flag of North Vietnam. Sometimes the lower stripe was green. , active ...

(NLF), 1960 – January 1977, has Liberation Army of South Vietnam, led by Workers Party of Vietnam * Radical Socialist Party of the South Vietnam, in NLF, 1961–75, led by Nguyễn Văn Hiếu (1922–91), Nguyễn Văn Tiến * Democratic of Party of the South Vietnam, in NLF, divided since Democratic Party of Vietnam (founded 1944) –1975, led by Trần Bửu Kiếm (born 1921),

Huỳnh Tấn Phát Huỳnh Tấn Phát (15 February 1913, near Mỹ Tho, French Indochina – 30 September 1989, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) was a South Vietnamese communist politician and revolutionary. He was a member of the First National Assembly (Democratic Repu ...

* People's Revolutionary Party of South Vietnam, in NLF, 1962–75 led by Central Committee of Workers Party of Vietnam, chairman:

Võ Chí Công Võ Chí Công (born Võ Toàn; 7 August 1912 – 8 September 2011) was a Vietnamese Communist politician, and the Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam (Alternatively: President of Vietnam) between 1987 and 1992. He was the Standing Depu ...

, general Secretary:

Nguyễn Văn Linh Nguyễn Văn Linh (; 1 July 1915 – 27 April 1998) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician. Nguyễn Văn Linh was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991 and a political leader of the Vietcong during t ...

, was the southern branch of the Workers Party of Vietnam * Alliance of National, Democratic and Peace Forces of Việt Nam (Liên minh các Lực lượng Dân tộc, Dân chủ và Hòa bình Việt Nam), 1968, led by

Trịnh Đình Thảo Trịnh is a Vietnamese family name, which is also common in some countries such as Korea (Jung, Jeong). A considerable portion of families that bear the surname Trinh are ethnically Vietnamese. Notable people *Trịnh Như Khuê, First Cardin ...

(1901–86), merged

Vietnamese Fatherland Front The Vietnamese Fatherland Front ( vi, Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam) is an umbrella group of mass movements in Vietnam aligned with the Communist Party of Vietnam forming the Vietnamese government. It was founded in February 1977 by the m ...

of North Vietnam, National Liberation Front of South Vietnam 1977

1975–present

* National United Front for the Liberation of Vietnam, 1982–87, has Armed forces, Hoàng Cơ Minh, an illegal organization by the Vietnamese government. * Front of Patriotic Forces for the Liberation of Viet Nam (Mặt trận Thống nhất các Lực lượng Yêu nước Giải phóng Việt Nam), 1980–84, Lê Quốc Túy and Mai Văn Hạnh, had armed force, an illegal organization by the Vietnamese government

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