so vietcong is in north or south vietnam n' how bout vietminh. n' who lead this ppl ? n' yeah . wat were there gov's called ?
2007-06-02 20:37:22 · 1 answers · asked by please call me angela 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No need for all the ooooooooooooooooos and ddddddddddddds, Angel. The term 'Viet Cong' is an abbreviation of 'Vietnamese Communists' - and it was used to describe the armed guerillas who fought as the military forces of the National Liberation Front (NLF) against the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and its allies in the south of Vietnam. Its many leaders included Nguyen Huu Tho among others.
The 'Viet Minh' is the abbreviation of the 'Viet Nam Doc Lap Dong', the group of Vietnamese people who formed the 'League of Independence of Vietnam.' They too were guerillas, but the fought against the Japanese during World War II, then they fought against the French from 1946 - 1954 in the northern part of Vietnam. The leaders were Ho Chi Minh (political) and Vo Ngyuen Giap (military). The government's name was the 'Democractic Republic of Vietnam.' Today it is officially - 'The Socialist Republic of Vietnam."
2007-06-03 00:38:30 · answer #1 · answered by WMD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋