The August Revolution, also known as the August General Uprising, was a revolution launched by the Việt Minh against the Empire of Vietnam and the Empire of Japan in the latter half of August 1945. The Việt Minh, led by the Indochinese Communist Party, was created in 1941 and designed to appeal to a wider population than what the communists could command.
Occupation of the Tonkin Palace, Hanoi, on 19 August 1945
Thanh Hoa in 1932
Hanoi after 9 March 1945
Meeting at the Grand Opera in Hanoi on 17 August 1945.
The Việt Minh was a national independence coalition formed at Pác Bó by Hồ Chí Minh on 19 May 1941. Also known as the Việt Minh Front, it was created by the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP) as a national united front to achieve the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
Viet Minh troops on September 2, 1945
Ho Chi Minh declaring independence at Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945
Viet Minh troops on parade in Hanoi