August Revolution

August Revolution
Part of the Aftermath of World War II, civil conflicts in Vietnam (1945–1949), and decolonisation of Asia

Occupation of the Tonkin Palace, Hanoi, 19 August 1945
Date13 August – 28 August 1945 (2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Result
  • Việt Minh victory
Belligerents

Việt Minh

  • National Liberation Committee of Vietnam
  • Vanguard Youth (from 22 August)

Bình Xuyên
Hòa Hảo
Cao Đài
Trotskyist
Việt Nam Cách mệnh Đồng minh Hội
  • Vietnamese Provisional National Government
Việt Nam Quốc dân Đảng
Đại Việt Quốc dân Đảng

Vietnam

  • National Unified Front
  • Vanguard Youth (until 22 August)
  • Đại Việt National Socialist Party

Japan
Commanders and leaders
Ho Chi Minh
Võ Nguyên Giáp[1]
Trường Chinh
Trần Huy Liệu
Nguyễn Khang
Phạm Ngọc Thạch (from 22 August)
Dương Văn Dương
Huỳnh Phú Sổ
Phạm Công Tắc
Tạ Thu Thâu
Phan Văn Hùm
Nguyễn Hải Thần
Trương Tử Anh
Nhất Linh
Vũ Hồng Khanh
Bảo Đại
Trần Trọng Kim
Trần Văn Chương
Nguyễn Xuân Chữ (POW)
Hồ Văn Ngà
Yuitsu Tsuchihashi
Teiji Koudo

The August Revolution, also known as the Vietnamese Revolution happened in Vietnam in August 1945. It was an uprising for independence after the Japanese lost World War II in Asia.

It led to the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945.

The independence war against the French would soon follow.

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  1. "Vo Nguyen Giap | Biography & Vietnam War | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-30.