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Hanoi, The uprising on August 19, 1945
The uprising in capital Hanoi on August 19, 1945.

The August Revolution happened in Vietnam in August 1945. It was an uprising for independence after the Japanese lost World War II. It led to the Declaration of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on September 2, 1945. The independence war against the French would soon follow.

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  • Flag of the Struggle Group of the Trotskyist League of Vietnam, Saigon (21-08-1945)

    The Trotskyist League of Vietnam in Saigon, 21 August 1945.

  • Sa Majesté Bao-Daï fit le pèlerinage aux Tombeaux des ancêtres de la Dynastie à Thanh-Hóa, 1932

    Thanh Hoa in 1932.

  • Le rendez-vous politique pro-japonais à Hanoï après le coup d'état du 9 mars 1945

    Hanoi after 9 March 1945.

  • Rencontre au Grand Opéra de Hanoï le 17 août 1945

    Meeting at the Grand Opera in Hanoi on 17 August 1945.

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