On August 19, 1945 Vietnamese Communist forces led by Hồ Chí Minh began the August Revolution (Vietnamese: Cách mạng tháng Tám). The term Revolution does not accurately reflect the situation, as there was no revolution or even an uprising. After the Japanese surrendered to the allies at the end of World War II, the Japanese forces in Indochina allowed nationalist groups to take over public buildings in most of the major cities. While the Japanese allowed the nationalist groups free run of the country, they kept former French officials imprisoned. August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... This article is about communism as a form of society and as a political movement. ... Official portrait of Hồ Chí Minh Hồ Chí Minh (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1946-1955) and President (1955-1969) of North Vietnam. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the use of images on this page may require cleanup, involving adjustment of image placement, formatting, size, or other adjustments. ... Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ...

Supported and supplied by the United States of America, the Việt Minh were allied with American forces against the Japanese during World War II in Indochina. Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a region in Southeast Asia. ...

On March 9, 1945, the Japanese overthrew the Vichy French Decoux Government. French officials and soldiers were arrested. They reinstated Bảo Ðại as Emperor and created a nominally independent puppet government. March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Vichy France (French: now called Régime de Vichy or Vichy; called itself at the time État Français, or French State) was the French state of 1940-1944 which was a puppet government under Nazi influence, as opposed to the Free French Forces, based first in London and later in Algiers. ... Jean Decoux (1884, Bordeaux - October 21, 1963, Paris) was the governor of French Indochina from 1940 to 1945, representing the Vichy government. ... Emperor Bao Dai Bảo Đại (保大) (October 22, 1913 – July 30, 1997) was the last Emperor of Vietnam, the 13th and last Emperor of the Nguyá»…n Dynasty. ...

On April 30, 1945, the cooperation between American officials and the Vietnamese Communists was demonstrated when Major Archimedes Patti, of the US Office of Strategic Services, met with Hồ Chí Minh and received a message of warmth and solidarity from Hồ, and increased shipments of arms and instructors. The American OSS officer Lieutenant Colonel A. Peter Dewey was killed in Sàigòn at a Việt Minh roadblock on September 26, 1945, though the Việt Minh claimed they had thought he was French, as he had approached them speaking French. Why the Việt Minh were executing French speakers at roadblocks has never been explained. April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime (but not direct) precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. ... A. Peter Dewey (1916-September 26, 1945) was gunned down by Viet Minh troops on September 26, 1945, was the first American casualty in the Vietnam War. ...

On August 14, 1945, the Japanese surrendered to the Allies. In Indochina, the Japanese officials took advantage of the situation to cause additional problems for the Allies. Violating the surrender agreements, they helped Việtnamese nationalist groups including the Việt Minh to take over public buildings in various cities. On August 25, 1945, Bảo Ðại was forced to abdicate in favour of Hồ and the Việt Minh. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... When spelt with a capital A, Allies usually denotes the countries supporting the Triple Entente who fought together against the Central Powers in World War I and against the Axis Powers in World War II. For more information, see the related articles: Allies of World War I and Allies of... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

Hồ Chí Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (September 2, 1945). However, only a few days later Chinese forces began to occupy Việtnam north of the 16th parallel. The Việt Minh did not resist the Chinese militarily. In Việtnam south of the 16th parallel, a British occupation force arrived in October 1945. Both forces of occupation had been specified by the Potsdam Conference. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Clement Atlee, Harry Truman, Joseph Stalin at the Potsdam Conference, July 1945 The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945. ...

Hồ Chí Minh and the Việt Minh began negotiations with the French in late 1945. The Việt Minh were willing at this point to negotiate for something less than independence. They were also more willing to see the French in Việtnam than the Chinese army, remembering that the Chinese had occupied Việtnam for centuries. In early 1946, the French army returned to northern Vietnam with the initial cooperation of the Việt Minh and rapidly reestablished its authority.

Relations between Hồ Chí Minh and the French gradually broke down. The Việt Minh then set about launching the rural insurrection that began the First Indochina War. Combatants French Republic Viet Minh Strength 500,000 ? Casualties 94,581 dead 78,127 wounded 40,000 captured 300,000+ dead 500,000+ wounded 100,000 captured The First Indochina War (also called the French Indochina War) was fought in Southeast Asia from 1946 through 1954 between the nation of...

See also

• Vietnam War
• Sino-Vietnamese War