Vietnamese Fatherland Front - Formerly Front Organisations

Formerly Front Organisations

  • League for the Independence of Vietnam (Viet Minh) founded by Hồ Chí Minh in 19 May 1941.
  • Vietnamese National Popular League (Hội Liên hiệp Quốc dân Việt Nam or Liên Việt), founded in 29 May 1946. Head of League: Huynh Thuc Khang (1946-1947), Bùi Bằng Đoàn (1947-1951).
  • Vietnamese National Popular Front (Mặt trận Liên Việt), founded 1951, merged Viet Minh and Lien Viet. Chairman: Tôn Đức Thắng
  • Vietnamese Fatherland Front (Mặt trận Tổ quốc Việt Nam), founded 1955 replaced Vietnamese National Popular Front. Chairman: Tôn Đức Thắng*
  • National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Viet Cong), founded in 20 December 1960. Chairman: Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
  • Alliance of National, Democratic and Peace Forces of Việt Nam, founded in 20 April 1968. Chairman: Trịnh Đình Thảo.

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