This is very interesting. Where did the article first appear?
Jim
Bill Howard wrote:
> News from Vietnam
>
> Fifty Five Years Ago
>
> Insurrections in Hanoi, Hue and Saigon
>
> August Revolution started in Hanoi
>
> In the late night of August 18 and early morning of August 19, 1945, Hanoi and other
> neighbouring provinces were filled with revolutionary atmosphere. Groups of people
> organised by the Viet Minh front (the League for the Independence of Vietnam) from Ha
> Dong, Bac Ninh and other areas, together with the people in the suburban localities,
> advanced into the centre of Hanoi.
>
> On the morning of August 19, all over the capital city, many people were seen coming
> into the centre with red gold star flags in their hands. Groups of people including
> armed guerrillas from all streets flew into the city Opera House Square to attend a
> meeting organised by the City Viet Minh unit. The meeting started at about 10 a.m.
> After a range of salute gun fires and the song Tien Quan Ca ('March to the Front'),
> later adopted as the national anthem of Vietnam, a representative of the revolution
> military committee read the appeal of the Viet Minh, calling people to launch the
> uprising and form the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
>
> Right after that, under the leadership of the city's Party Committee, the
> Revolutionary Committee and the Revolution Military Committee, the meeting turned
>into
> an armed march. The people, led by armed guerrillas went to seize the Bac Bo Phu
> (Residence du Tonkin), the security camp, the City Hall, Hoa Lo prison and the police
> station.
>
> In the afternoon, the revolutionary force had taken control of many important
> positions of the Japanese backed puppet government. The people's government of the
> city was formed which later ran the city, without causing any interruption to the
>city
> 's daily life.
>
> On the same day as the revolution in Hanoi, in other provinces and localities such as
> Thai Binh, Phuc Yen, Khanh Hoa, people also rose up to seize power. Earlier, on
>August
> 14, 1945, many villages and districts in Quang Ngai and Ha Tinh had seized power.
>Four
> provinces of Bac Giang, Ha Tinh, Quang Nam and Hai Duong seized power on August 18,
> the earliest in the whole country to seize power during the August revolution.
>
> Uprising in Thua Thien-Hue
>
> On August 23, 1945, the Uprising Committee of Thua Thien-Hue province decided to wage
> an uprising to seize power.
>
> In preparation for the uprising's victory, people from communes around Hue city,
>where
> the revolutionary administration had been set up, were mobilised to join
> demonstrations with people in the city under the leadership of Viet Minh (the League
> for the Independence of Vietnam) while soldiers were persuaded to hand over their
> weapons.
>
> The Uprising Committee sent an ultimatum to ask King Bao Dai to abdicate and hand
>over
> the power to people.
>
> Early morning of August 23, Hue city was seen flooded with the red and golden star
> flags. Over 150,000 people from the suburban areas and city held a demonstration and
> seized the remaining offices of the puppet regime.
>
> At the meeting to celebrate the victory of the uprising at the stadium of Hue city,
> Viet Minh and the Uprising Committee declared to abolish the puppet regime and
> introduced the revolutionary administration.
>
> On the same day, King Bao Dai, the last king of the Nguyen dynasty, was officially
> asked to give up his throne.
>
> On the same day, uprisings in Haiphong, Hoa Binh, Gia Lai, Quang Binh, Binh Dinh and
> Bac Lieu were completed with great victories.
>
> Insurrection in Saigon
>
> The insurrection in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) ended in complete victory on August
> 25.
>
> Although, it was far from the Central body, the Southern Party Committee directed
>good
> preparations for the insurrection plan. From the night of August 24, nearly one
> million people were mobilised for the insurrection in Saigon. At 6pm on August 24,
>the
> Southern Party Committee and the Insurrection Committee issued an insurrection order.
> By 10pm, important positions such as radio stations, the city mayor's residence,
> treasury, power plant, water works, post office service, police station and other
> important spots were seized by the armed people of the insurrection force.
>
> The insurrection occurred quickly, winning a peaceful victory without conflict or
> bloodshed.
>
> About 6am on August 25, the red and yellow star flags fluttered in the Tho Ngu flag
> tower and on the top of office buildings. The Southern People's Committee made its
> appearance in a grand meeting with over one million people of Saigon-Cho Lon, My Tho,
> Bien Hoa, Thu Dau Mot etc.
>
> On the same day, the insurrection was also victorious in Cho Lon, Gia Dinh, Binh
> Thuan, Long Xuyen, Vinh Long, Ba Ria, Thu Dau Mot, Tra Vinh, Ben Tre, Tay Ninh, Sa
> Dec, Kon Tum, Lang Son, Phu Tho and Son La provinces.
>
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