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Chinese Occupation Of Northern Vietnam, 1945–1946
The Chinese occupation of northern Vietnam (, zh, 華軍入越) followed the Allies of World War II, Allied decision to have Nationalist government, Chinese Nationalist forces oversee the Japanese surrender in Indochina north of the 16th parallel after the World War II. The Viet Minh front, which led the newly proclaimed Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), was seeking to gain legitimacy and assert control over the country. The communist-led Viet Minh feared that the Chinese National Revolutionary Army, Kuomintang forces would eliminate the Indochinese Communist Party, communists and their leader Ho Chi Minh (). The Chinese forces, however, also aimed to maintain order in North Vietnam during their occupation, particularly in light of reports of violence erupting in the South during ''Operation Masterdom''. On September 22, Chinese General Lu Han (general), Lu Han assured Ho that they would not disband the DRV government in Hanoi. Although Chinese occupation authorities t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aftermath Of World War II
The aftermath of World War II saw the rise of two global superpowers, the United States (U.S.) and the Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.). The aftermath of World War II was also defined by the rising threat of nuclear warfare, the creation and implementation of the United Nations as an intergovernmental organization, and the decolonization of Asia, Oceania, South America and Africa by European and East Asian powers, most notably by the United Kingdom, French Fourth Republic, France, and Occupation of Japan, Japan. Once Allies of World War II, allies during World War II, the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. became competitors on the world stage and engaged in the Cold War, so called because it never resulted in overt, declared total war between the two powers. It was instead characterized by espionage, political subversion and proxy wars. Western Europe was rebuilt through the American Marshall Plan, whereas Central and Eastern Europe fell under the Soviet sphere of influence and eventually behind an " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lu Han (general)
Lu Han (; 6 February 1895 – 13 May 1974) was a Chinese general of Yi ethnicity, who served in important military and political positions under both the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. A prominent warlord of Yunnan, he was closely associated with Long Yun, who was first an ally and then a rival, although both ended up collaborating with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). A graduate of the Yunnan Military Academy, Lu Han notably commanded the 1st Group Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. After the CCP victory in the Chinese Civil War, he joined the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, and went on to serve as Vice President of the National Sports Commission (today the General Administration of Sport), member of both the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, as well as Vice Chairman of the Southwest China Military and Political Committee. Military career and Republic of China Born in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Army Of Vietnam
The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; , , ), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (), the People's Army () or colloquially the Troops ( ), is the national Military, military force of the Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). The PAVN is the backbone component of the Vietnam People's Armed Forces and includes: Ground Force, Vietnam People's Navy, Navy, Vietnam People's Air Force, Air Force, Vietnam Border Guard, Border Guard and Vietnam Coast Guard, Coast Guard. Vietnam does not have a separate and formally-structured Ground Force or Army service. Instead, all ground troops, army corps, military districts and special forces are designated under the umbrella term combined arms () and belong to the Ministry of Defence (Vietnam), Ministry of National Defence, directly under the command of the Central Military Commission (Vietnam), CPV Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyễn Lương Bằng
Nguyễn Lương Bằng (2 April 1904 – 20 July 1979) was a Vietnamese revolutionary activist and politician. He held the post as Vice President of Vietnam from 1969 to 1979 (North Vietnam until 1976), and General Director of State Bank of Vietnam, Vietnam National Bank. He was North Vietnam's first ambassador in the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1956 and the Government Inspector General in 1956. Early life Nguyễn Lương Bằng was born on April 2, 1904, in Thanh Miện District in Hải Dương. He was born into a poor family with patriotic traditions. Throughout his life he used the alias Anh Cả, and Sao Đỏ. In December 1925, he was admitted to the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association. From there he and some other patriotic youth attended political training classes led by Hồ Chí Minh Hồ Tùng Mậu, Lê Hồng Sơn. In October 1929, in Hong Kong he was admitted to the Communist Party led by Nguyễn Ái Quốc (Hồ Chí Minh). In May 1931, he was captured secre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tôn Đức Thắng
Tôn Đức Thắng (; 20 August 1888 – 30 March 1980) was the second President of Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo,Vietnam's ruling council. He served as president, initially of Democratic Republic of Vietnam from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980. Known affectionately as Uncle Tôn (Bác Tôn), Tôn Đức Thắng was a key Vietnamese nationalist and Communist political figure, was chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee (1955–1960) and served as the Vice President to Hồ Chí Minh from 1960 to 1969, succeeding him as president after Ho's death. He died at the age of 91; he was the oldest head of a state with the title of "president" (subsequently surpassed by Hastings Banda). Early life Tôn Đức Thắng was born to Tôn Văn Đề and Nguyễn Thị Di on Ông Hô Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trường Chinh
Trường Chinh (, meaning "Long March"), born Đặng Xuân Khu (9 February 1907 – 30 September 1988) was a Vietnamese communism, communist political leader, revolutionary and theoretician. He was one of the key figures of Vietnamese politics for over 40 years, and played a major role in the 1946-54 war against the French. Trường also played an important role in shaping the politics of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) and creating the Socialism, socialist structure of the new Vietnam. Between November 9, 1940 and November 11, 1945, when the party dissolved, Trường was General Secretary of the Indochinese Communist Party Central Committee. Between 1946 and 1954, the First Indochina War led to the fall of French Indochina and the partitioning of Vietnam between North Vietnam, north and South Vietnam, south. On February 19, 1951, Trường became First Secretary of the Workers' Party of Vietnam Central Committee (although Ho Chi Minh, Hồ Chí Minh, in his capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Võ Nguyên Giáp
Võ Nguyên Giáp ( vi-hantu, , ; 25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician. Highly regarded as a military strategist, Giáp led Vietnamese communist forces to victories in wars against Japan, France, South Vietnam, the United States, and China. Giáp was the military commander of the Việt Minh and the People's Army from 1941 to 1972, minister of defense of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1946–1947 and from 1948 to 1980, and deputy prime minister from 1955 to 1991. He was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam. Born in Quảng Bình province to an affluent peasant family, Giáp participated in anti-colonial political activity in his youth, and in 1931 joined the Communist Party of Vietnam, led by Ho Chi Minh. Giáp rose to prominence during World War II as the military leader of the Việt Minh resistance against the Japanese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Chi Minh
(born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), colloquially known as Uncle Ho () among other aliases and sobriquets, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician who served as the founder and first President of Vietnam, president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969, and as its first Prime Minister of Vietnam, prime minister from 1945 to 1955. Ideologically a Marxism–Leninism, Marxist–Leninist, he founded the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930 and its successor Workers' Party of Vietnam (later the Communist Party of Vietnam) in 1951, serving as the party's chairman until his death. was born in Nghệ An province in French Indochina, and received a French education. Starting in 1911, he worked in various countries overseas, and in 1920 was a founding member of the French Communist Party in Paris. After studying in Moscow, Hồ founded the Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth League in 1925, which he transformed into the Indochinese Commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nguyễn Hải Thần
Nguyễn Hải Thần (; born Nguyễn Văn Thắng in 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 Revolutionary Alliance) and a political leader during the Vietnamese Revolution. He was also the first Vice President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam for less than a year before fleeing to China. Biography In 1905, he left Vietnam to study at military academies, first in Japan and then in China, as part of Phan Bội Châu's ''Đông Du'' (Travel to the East) movement. In 1912, he joined Châu's Vietnam Restoration League (Việt Nam Quang Phục Hội) and became one of its representatives in Guangxi and one of its most capable military leaders. After Châu's capture in 1925 that led to the league's demise, Thần and other revolutionaries in China founded the Việt Nam Cách Mạng Đồng Minh Hội. Thần was respected by many Chines ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vũ Hồng Khanh
Vũ Hồng Khanh (chữ Hán: 武鴻卿, 1898 – 14 November 1993) born Vũ Văn Giảng (武文講)or Vũ Văn Giản (武文簡), was a Vietnamese revolutionary of the Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng faction. Biography Born and later became a village teacher in Tonkin (Northern Vietnam), in the early 1920s, he was soon persuaded by Nguyen Khac Nhu to join the revolutionary path and became an active member of the '' Việt Nam Dân Quốc'' movement. In early 1928, It merged with the '' Việt Nam Quốc Dân Đảng'' (Vietnamese Nationalist Party). He became one of the key figures of the Party that was formed in late 1927. He joined the 1930 Yên Bái mutiny against French colonialists. He left Vietnam for Yunnan in China during the French colonial crackdown of 1930 and enrolled in a Kuomintang military school in Kunming. He graduated and was granted a commission in the Nationalist Chinese Twentieth Army Corps, where he rose quickly to the rank of brigadier general. In 1941 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
