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
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
- ISBN 9780405142086.
- ^ "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.
- ISBN 9780765606037.
- ISBN 978-0-7425-5526-6.