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National Liberation Committee of Vietnam

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National Liberation Committee

1st government cabinet of North Vietnam
Award flag of National Liberation Committee
Date formedAugust 16, 1945
Date dissolvedAugust 25, 1945
People and organisations
Head of StateHo Chi Minh
General Secretary of ICPTrường Chinh
ChairmanHo Chi Minh
Deputy ChairmanTrần Huy Liệu [vi]
Member party Indochinese Communist Party
Status in legislaturecoalition cabinet
History
ElectionTân Trào National Congress
PredecessorGovernment of Trần Trọng Kim
SuccessorProvisional Revolutionary Government of Democratic Republic of Vietnam

The National Liberation Committee of Vietnam, also referred to as the Government of the Tân Trào National Congress or the 1st cabinet of Ho Chi Minh (Vietnamese: Ủy-ban Dân-tộc Giải-phóng Việt-Nam), was the first government cabinet of Viet Minh provisional government, inaugurated following its approval by the Tân Trào National Congress.[1]

History

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On August 15, 1945, Japanese surrender, Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh General Department decided to organize the National Congress on the afternoon of August 16, 1945 and proceed very quickly so that the existing delegates could bring the uprising orders to their localities.[2]

The Congress decided to establish the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh elected as Chairman, Trần Huy Liệu [vi] as Deputy Chairman and members as Nguyễn Lương Bằng, Trường Chinh, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Phạm Văn Đồng, Dương Đức Hiền, Chu Văn Tấn, Nguyễn Chí Thanh, Phạm Ngọc Thạch [vi]; Standing members of the Committee are Ho Chi Minh, Tran Huy Lieu, Pham Van Dong, Nguyen Luong Bang, and Duong Duc Hien. The National Congress closed on August 17, 1945.[citation needed]

Members

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List of members of the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam:[3]

Name Office
Hồ Chí Minh Chairman
Trần Huy Liệu [vi] Deputy Chairman
Nguyễn Lương Bằng Director of Viet Minh, member
Trường Chinh General Secretary of ICP, member
Võ Nguyên Giáp member
Phạm Văn Đồng member
Dương Đức Hiền member
Chu Văn Tấn member
Nguyễn Văn Xuân member
Cù Huy Cận member
Nguyễn Đình Thi member
Lê Văn Hiến member
Nguyễn Chí Thanh member
Phạm Ngọc Thạch [vi] member
Nguyễn Hữu Đang member

Dissolution

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On August 25, 1945, Chairman of the National Liberation Committee Ho Chi Minh came to Hanoi. The National Liberation Committee, establish by the National Congress in Tan Trao, was reformed into the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Viet Minh members in the Government voluntarily withdrew from the Government to invite more non-communist politicians to join the Viet Minh.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Lịch sử Quốc hội Việt Nam, Tập 1.
  2. ^ Cách mạng tháng Tám năm 1945 và sự ra đời của Bộ Nội vụ
  3. ^ Trần Thái Bình, Võ Nguyên Giáp trong cuộc trường chinh thế kỷ, Nhà xuất bản Văn hóa Sài Gòn, 2007, page 163.
  4. ^ I-Từ Ủy ban Dân tộc Giải phóng đến Chính phủ lâm thời Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hoà