1945 ⟶ Ho Chi Minh Declares Vietnamese Independence
Ho Chi Minh issues his Proclamation of Independence, drawing...
Year
1945
🇻🇳 Ho Chi Minh Declares Vietnamese Independence
Ho Chi Minh issues his Proclamation of Independence, drawing heavily upon the American Declaration of Independence from a copy provided by the Office of Strategic Services. Ho declares himself president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and pursues American recognition but is repeatedly ignored by President Truman.⟶
VietnamIndependenceHo Chi MinhProclamationUSAsiaPost-WarColonialismPoliticsTruman
🇻🇳 Viet Minh Seizes Power in Hanoi
At a spontaneous non-communist meeting in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh assume a leading role in the movement to wrest power from the French. With the Japanese still in control of Indochina in the interim, Bảo Đại goes along because he thinks that the Viet Minh are still working with the American OSS and could guarantee independence for Vietnam. Later, Ho Chi Minh's guerrillas occupy Hanoi and proclaim a provisional government.⟶
Viet MinhHo Chi MinhHanoiVietnamIndependenceFrench IndochinaWorld War IIPost-WarColonialism