Yen Bai uprising

Vietnamese history

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The Yen Bai uprising was an attempted military revolt in Vietnam on February 9-10, 1930. It was organized by the Vietnamese Nationalist Party (VNQDD), which was inspired by China's Nationalist Party. The VNQDD aimed to establish a republican government free from foreign control.

The uprising occurred when a military garrison in Yen Bai, a town near the Chinese border, mutinied. However, the French colonial authorities were alerted and quickly suppressed the revolt. The severe crackdown effectively destroyed the VNQDD, and many of its former members later joined the Indochinese Communist Party.12

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…action—an event known as the Yen Bai uprising—occurred on the night of Feb. 9, 1930, when the military garrison at Yen Bai, a small town along the Chinese border, mutinied. Before the remainder of the country could follow suit, however, the French, who had been alerted, crushed the revolt with…
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…action—an event known as the Yen Bai uprising—occurred on the night of Feb. 9, 1930, when the military garrison at Yen Bai, a small town along the Chinese border, mutinied. Before the remainder of the country could follow suit, however, the French, who had been alerted, crushed the revolt with…
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