Conflicts & Resolutions · Revolt

Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets

1930–1931 · 20th century · Also known as Nghe-Tinh Soviets, Nghe-Tinh uprising

The Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets were a peasant uprising in the provinces of Nghệ An and Hà Tĩnh in central Vietnam in 1930–1931, organised with the help of the new Indochinese Communist Party during the Depression. Villagers set up local councils, seized land and stopped paying taxes. French forces crushed the movement with aerial bombing, executions and mass arrests, but it became a founding episode of Vietnamese communism.

Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nghe-tinh-soviets
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