Anarchism in Vietnam first emerged in the early 20th century, as the Vietnamese, through demonstrations, strikes and armed insurrection, continued their struggle against the French colonial government
Phan Bội Châu, the activist that first brought anarchist ideas to Vietnamese radicalism, from his time with anarchists in Japan and China.
Phạm Hồng Thái, the attempted assassin of the Governor-General Martial Henri Merlin.
Nguyễn Ái Quốc, the leader of the early Vietnamese communist movement and founder of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Nguyễn An Ninh, the leader of the anarchist populist movement which rivaled the early communists during the 1920s
The Hongmen, formerly Tiandihui, is a Chinese fraternal organisation and historically a secretive folk religious sect in the vein of the Ming loyalist and anti-Qing White Lotus Society, the Tiandihui'
Anarchism in Vietnam
…The roots of anarchism in Vietnam lay in the early resistance to French colonial rule, organized among various secret societies. Among these were the Heaven and Earth Society, which in 1884 had assassinated a colonial collaborator in Saigon. Other attacks against the French colonial authorities included the Cần Vương movement…
Hongmen seal, 19th century Amoy
Hongmen seal, 19th century Guangdong