August Revolution

When

16 Aug 1945 – 30 Aug 1945

Kind

Revolution

Coordinates

16.00° N, 108.00° E

Description

1945 uprising led by Viet Minh

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1945 uprising ending the Vietnamese monarchy

The August Revolution, at the time known as the General Uprising, was a revolution led by the Viet Minh against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam and the Empire of Vietnam from 16 to 30 August 1945. The Empire of Vietnam was led by the Nguyễn dynasty and was backed by Japan.

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• Wikidata: revolutions and assassinationsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The August Revolution in Vietnam begins, with the Viet Minh taking over the capital Hanoi, taking advantage of the collapse of Japanese power”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Augustrevolution: Hồ Chí Minh zwingt den von den Japanern eingesetzten Kaiser Bảo Đại zur Abdankung; die Rebellen des Việt Minh ergreifen die Macht”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Августовская революция 1945 во Вьетнаме”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “越南八月革命开始。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “ベトナム八月革命”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page