Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth Association

Vietnamese political organization

Also known as: Thanh Nien, Vietnam Thanh Nien Cach Menh Dong Chi Hoi(Show More)

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The Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth Association, founded in 1925 by Ho Chi Minh, was the precursor to the Indochinese Communist Party. This organization was instrumental in the Vietnamese national movement, aiming for independence from foreign rule.1

The Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (VNQDD), established in 1927, was Vietnam's first large-scale revolutionary nationalist organization. It sought a republican democratic government free from foreign interference and engaged in terrorist activities, most notably the Yen Bai uprising in 1930. The French crushed this revolt, leading many VNQDD members to join the Indochinese Communist Party.2

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…organizing them into the Vietnam Thanh Nien Cach Menh Dong Chi Hoi (“Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth Association”), which became famous under the name Thanh Nien. Almost all of its members had been exiled from Indochina because of their political beliefs and had gathered together in order to participate in the struggle…
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…organizing them into the Vietnam Thanh Nien Cach Menh Dong Chi Hoi (“Vietnamese Revolutionary Youth Association”), which became famous under the name Thanh Nien. Almost all of its members had been exiled from Indochina because of their political beliefs and had gathered together in order to participate in the struggle…
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