Viet Minh
Ho's revolutionary coalition
Viet Minh is the Vietnamese nationalist movement that fought for independence from French colonial rule, led by Ho Chi Minh.
Founded in 1941, the organization combined communist and nationalist forces, defeating France at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
The term is short for Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong Minh Hoi (League for the Independence of Vietnam).
Vietnamese nationalist leader
- central committeeExecutive governing body
- cadresCore trained personnel
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
- party chairmanHead of political organization
Southeast Asian colonial territory
- Geneva AccordsPostcolonial partition agreements
- TonkinNorthern Vietnam historically
- Japanese occupationForeign military governance period
- French Foreign LegionMultinational military corps
Irregular armed fighter
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- jungle warfareArmed conflict in dense forest
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
militia · sabotage · booby traps · tunnel networks · supply lines · hit-and-run · asymmetric warfare · irregular forces
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- communismCollective ownership system
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- anti-imperialismOpposition to foreign domination
socialism · proletariat · class struggle · collectivism · party · doctrine · cadre · propaganda
Ending imperial control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
nationalism · anti-colonialism · resistance · emancipation · freedom · struggle · patriotism · Declaration of Independence
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese nationalist leader
- central committeeExecutive governing body
- cadresCore trained personnel
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
French Indochina
Southeast Asian colonial territory
- Geneva AccordsPostcolonial partition agreements
- TonkinNorthern Vietnam historically
- Japanese occupationForeign military governance period
French Foreign Legion · colonial troops · ceasefire · armistice · 1954
guerrilla
Irregular armed fighter
- insurgencyArmed uprising against authority
- jungle warfareArmed conflict in dense forest
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
resistance · militia · sabotage · booby traps · tunnel networks · supply lines · hit-and-run · asymmetric warfare · irregular forces · armed struggle
Marxism
Class-based revolutionary philosophy
- LeninismVanguard-led revolutionary doctrine
- communismCollective ownership system
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
anti-imperialism · socialism · proletariat · class struggle · collectivism · party · doctrine · cadre · propaganda · political education
decolonization
Ending imperial control
- liberationRelease from constraint
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
autonomy · nationalism · anti-colonialism · resistance · emancipation · freedom · struggle · patriotism · Declaration of Independence · self-rule