Viet Cong
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The Viet Cong was a communist guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. militaries, playing a central role in the broader struggle for Vietnamese reunification under communist rule.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T196174 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Viet Cong Context triple: [Vietnam War, conflictBetween, Viet Cong]
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Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam was the communist-led rival government to South Vietnam, established by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam to represent revolutionary forces and later serve as the vehicle for the country's reunification under communist rule.
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Tonkin
Tonkin was a historical region in northern Vietnam, centered around Hanoi, that became a French protectorate and key part of colonial French Indochina.
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C.
Le Duc Tho
Le Duc Tho was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and Politburo member best known for co-negotiating the end of the Vietnam War and uniquely declining the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.
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D.
Republic of Vietnam
The Republic of Vietnam was the U.S.-backed anti-communist state that governed South Vietnam from 1955 until its fall in 1975 during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Chinese Communist Party forces
Chinese Communist Party forces were the military units loyal to the Chinese Communist Party that fought against Japanese invasion and occupation in China during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Viet Cong Target entity description: The Viet Cong was a communist guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. militaries, playing a central role in the broader struggle for Vietnamese reunification under communist rule.
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A.
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
The Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam was the communist-led rival government to South Vietnam, established by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam to represent revolutionary forces and later serve as the vehicle for the country's reunification under communist rule.
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B.
Tonkin
Tonkin was a historical region in northern Vietnam, centered around Hanoi, that became a French protectorate and key part of colonial French Indochina.
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C.
Le Duc Tho
Le Duc Tho was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and Politburo member best known for co-negotiating the end of the Vietnam War and uniquely declining the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973.
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D.
Republic of Vietnam
The Republic of Vietnam was the U.S.-backed anti-communist state that governed South Vietnam from 1955 until its fall in 1975 during the Vietnam War.
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E.
Chinese Communist Party forces
Chinese Communist Party forces were the military units loyal to the Chinese Communist Party that fought against Japanese invasion and occupation in China during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
communist organization
ⓘ
guerrilla movement ⓘ insurgent organization ⓘ paramilitary organization ⓘ |
| activeFrom | 1960 ⓘ |
| activeUntil | 1976 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Viet Cong
ⓘ
surface form:
Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam
Viet Cong ⓘ
surface form:
NLF
National Liberation Front ⓘ |
| conflict |
Vietnam War
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Indochina War
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| dissolvedAfter |
Fall of Saigon
ⓘ
reunification of Vietnam in 1976 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Communist Party of Vietnam
ⓘ
Lao People’s Revolutionary Party ⓘ
surface form:
Lao Dong Party
|
| goal |
overthrow of the South Vietnamese government
ⓘ
reunification of Vietnam under communist rule ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
Vietnamese nationalism ⓘ communism ⓘ |
| language | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| mergedInto |
People's Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam People's Army
|
| militaryTactic |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
insurgency ⓘ political assassination ⓘ sabotage ⓘ terrorist attacks ⓘ use of tunnel systems ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Ap Bac
ⓘ
Easter Offensive ⓘ Tet Offensive ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Tet Offensive
ⓘ
surface form:
Saigon attacks during Tet Offensive
|
| opposedTo |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam ⓘ Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnamese government
United States Armed Forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam
|
| recruitedFrom |
peasants in South Vietnam
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rural population of South Vietnam ⓘ urban activists in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| region |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| shortName | VC ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
North Vietnam
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ China ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| usedInfrastructure |
Cu Chi tunnels
ⓘ
tunnel networks in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
AK-47
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SKS rifle ⓘ improvised explosive devices ⓘ |
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Subject: Viet Cong Description of subject: The Viet Cong was a communist guerrilla force in South Vietnam that fought against the South Vietnamese and U.S. militaries, playing a central role in the broader struggle for Vietnamese reunification under communist rule.
Referenced by (82)
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