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{{Infobox political party|name=National Liberation Front of South Vietnam|native_name=Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng miền Nam Việt Nam|logo=NLFSV flag.svg|political_orientation=[[ | {{Infobox political party|name=National Liberation Front of South Vietnam|native_name=Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng miền Nam Việt Nam|logo=NLFSV flag.svg|political_orientation=[[Anti-colonialism]]<br>[[Anti-imperialism]]<br>[[Marxism–Leninism]]<br>[[Vietnamese nationalism]]}} | ||
The '''National Liberation Front of South Vietnam''' ('''NLF''' or ''' | The '''National Liberation Front of South Vietnam''' ([[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]]: ''Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng Miền Nam Việt Nam;'' '''NLF''', '''NLFSV''', or '''MTDTGPMN'''), better known as the '''Việt Cộng''' ('''VC''')<ref group="lower-alpha">Contraction of ''Việt Nam cộng sản'' ("Vietnamese communist").</ref>, less commonly as '''Victor Charlie''', or simply known as '''the Front''' (''Mặt trận''), was a [[Communism|communist]]-led [[Resistance movement|resistance group]] in [[Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975)|South Vietnam]] which fought alongside the [[People's Army of Vietnam]] against [[United States of America|Statesian]] and South Vietnamese government forces during the [[Vietnam War]]. It organised the [[Liberation Army of South Vietnam|People's Liberation Armed Forces]] (PLAF), which consisted of 60,000 [[Regular army|regular troops]] in addition to hundreds of thousands of [[Guerrilla warfare|guerrilla fighters]].<ref name=":0">{{Citation|author=Nick Turse|year=2013|title=Kill Anything That Moves|isbn=9780805086911|city=[[New York City]]|publisher=Metropolitan Books|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9C38F09ECE21CCBF99DF72C4C1BC04B8|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecxjlu6vjw5bpohintus4ozngphwc2eiqgatjl66f5nzjsnh6sx5a?filename=Nick%20Turse%20-%20Kill%20Anything%20That%20Moves_%20The%20Real%20American%20War%20in%20Vietnam-Picador%20USA%20%282013%29.pdf|chapter=Introduction|page=14}}</ref> Despite [[United States of America|U.S.]] attempts to lure the NLF into disadvantageous situations, the NLF dictated the timing and location of combat more than 70% of the time. By 1964, it controlled 40% of the territory of [[Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975)|South Vietnam]].<ref name=":122">{{Citation|author=Nick Turse|year=2013|title=Kill Anything That Moves|isbn=9780805086911|city=[[New York City]]|publisher=Metropolitan Books|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=9C38F09ECE21CCBF99DF72C4C1BC04B8|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacecxjlu6vjw5bpohintus4ozngphwc2eiqgatjl66f5nzjsnh6sx5a?filename=Nick%20Turse%20-%20Kill%20Anything%20That%20Moves_%20The%20Real%20American%20War%20in%20Vietnam-Picador%20USA%20%282013%29.pdf|chapter=A System of Suffering|page=46–54}}</ref> | ||
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The [[United States Information Agency|U.S. Information Agency]] created the derogatory term "Viet Cong" (Vietnamese communist) to refer to the NLF, although it did contain some non-communist [[Nationalism|nationalists]].<ref name=":0" /> | The [[United States Information Agency|U.S. Information Agency]] created the derogatory term "Viet Cong" (Vietnamese communist) to refer to the NLF, although it did contain some non-communist [[Nationalism|nationalists]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
[[Category:Anti-imperialist organizations]] | [[Category:Anti-imperialist organizations]] | ||
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National Liberation Front of South Vietnam Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng miền Nam Việt Nam | |
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| Political orientation | Anti-colonialism Anti-imperialism Marxism–Leninism Vietnamese nationalism |
The National Liberation Front of South Vietnam (Vietnamese: Mặt trận Dân tộc Giải phóng Miền Nam Việt Nam; NLF, NLFSV, or MTDTGPMN), better known as the Việt Cộng (VC)[a], less commonly as Victor Charlie, or simply known as the Front (Mặt trận), was a communist-led resistance group in South Vietnam which fought alongside the People's Army of Vietnam against Statesian and South Vietnamese government forces during the Vietnam War. It organised the People's Liberation Armed Forces (PLAF), which consisted of 60,000 regular troops in addition to hundreds of thousands of guerrilla fighters.[1] Despite U.S. attempts to lure the NLF into disadvantageous situations, the NLF dictated the timing and location of combat more than 70% of the time. By 1964, it controlled 40% of the territory of South Vietnam.[2]
Name[edit | edit source]
The U.S. Information Agency created the derogatory term "Viet Cong" (Vietnamese communist) to refer to the NLF, although it did contain some non-communist nationalists.[1]
Notes[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Contraction of Việt Nam cộng sản ("Vietnamese communist").
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Nick Turse (2013). Kill Anything That Moves: 'Introduction' (p. 14). [PDF] New York City: Metropolitan Books. ISBN 9780805086911 [LG]
- ↑ Nick Turse (2013). Kill Anything That Moves: 'A System of Suffering' (pp. 46–54). [PDF] New York City: Metropolitan Books. ISBN 9780805086911 [LG]