Việt gian

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Việt Minh
calling for the eradication of the Việt gian.

Viet gian (

character for "traitor". This term has existed since the imperial era of Vietnam and was later used by both the North Vietnamese and South Vietnamese
to refer to supporters of the other side.

North Vietnam

Since 1945, the Viet Minh have officially used it in legal documents to refer to the Vietnamese who cooperated or collaborated with French colonists. The policies of the Viet Minh include "arming the people, punishing the Việt gian" and "confiscation of the assets of the French and Japanese imperialists and the Việt gian." On January 20, 1953, Ho Chi Minh issued Order No. 133-SL in North Vietnam to punish the Việt gian.[1][2][3]

South Vietnam

Propaganda poster of the South Vietnam, in which the phrase Việt gian cộng sản is used.

It is believed that the term "

Việt Cộng" is a contraction of the term Việt gian cộng sản ("Communist Traitor to Vietnam").[4]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Văn kiện các Hội nghị Ban Chấp hành Trung ương khoá I: Chương trình Việt Minh". Báo điện tử Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam (in Vietnamese). 2010-04-11. Archived from the original on 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
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