Land reform in North Vietnam

Land reform in North Vietnam (Vietnamese: Cải cách ruộng đất tại miền Bắc Việt Nam, IPA:) was a major campaign by the communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) between 1953 and 1956, during the final year of the First Indochina War and its aftermath, when the DRV came to be known as North Vietnam. The goal was to take land from landlords and give it to poor farmers. Influenced by and with direct advisement from China, the reform included land redistribution, rent reduction, and class struggle.

Many landlords were accused of crimes, publicly criticized, imprisoned, or executed. The campaign resulted from and caused further division in rural North Vietnam, and the government later admitted and attempted to rectify its mistakes. In 1956, a "Rectification of Errors" campaign was launched to correct these problems. Despite its violence, the reform changed rural society and helped the government gain control over the countryside.