National Liberation Committee of Vietnam


The National Liberation Committee of Vietnam, also referred to as the Government of the Tân Trào National Congress or the 1st cabinet of Ho Chi Minh, was the first government cabinet of Viet Minh provisional government, inaugurated following its approval by the Tân Trào National Congress.

History

On August 15, 1945, Japanese surrender, Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh General Department decided to organize the National Congress on the afternoon of August 16, 1945 and proceed very quickly so that the existing delegates could bring the uprising orders to their localities.
The Congress decided to establish the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh elected as Chairman, as Deputy Chairman and members as Nguyễn Lương Bằng, Trường Chinh, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Phạm Văn Đồng, Dương Đức Hiền, Chu Văn Tấn, Nguyễn Chí Thanh, ; Standing members of the Committee are Ho Chi Minh, Tran Huy Lieu, Pham Van Dong, Nguyen Luong Bang, and Duong Duc Hien. The National Congress closed on August 17, 1945.

Members

List of members of the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam:

Dissolution

On August 25, 1945, Chairman of the National Liberation Committee Ho Chi Minh came to Hanoi. The National Liberation Committee, establish by the National Congress in Tan Trao, was reformed into the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Viet Minh members in the Government voluntarily withdrew from the Government to invite more non-communist politicians to join the Viet Minh.