Hanoi in World War II

The atlas holds 4 people and 6 moments here, from 1940 to 1945. The most recorded lives are Ho Chi Minh, Võ Nguyên Giáp and Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Notable people

  1. Bảo Đại

    in 1945

    1 moment here

    Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy, known as Bảo Đại, was the final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty and later chief of state of the State of Vietnam.…

  2. Ho Chi Minh

    in 1945

    2 moments here

    Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…

  3. Nguyễn Phú Trọng

    in 1944

    1 moment here

    Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024, and…

  4. Võ Nguyên Giáp

    from 1940 to 1945

    2 moments here

    Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary, and politician. Giáp was a leading commander of the Việt Minh and the People’s Army of Vietnam, served…

Moments

  1. 1940 Departure from Hanoi for China Võ Nguyên Giáp
  2. 1944 Birth in Đông Hội Nguyễn Phú Trọng
  3. 1945 Communist Party meeting at 48 Hàng Ngang Ho Chi Minh
  4. 1945 Entry into Hanoi Võ Nguyên Giáp
  5. 1945 Arrival in Hanoi as supreme adviser Bảo Đại
  6. 1945 Declaration of independence at Ba Đình Square Ho Chi Minh

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