August Revolution: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh take power in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The August Revolution (Vietnamese: Cách-mạng tháng Tám), also known as the August General Uprising (Tổng khởi-nghĩa cướp chính-quyền tháng Tám), was a revolution launched by Hồ Chí Minh's Việt Minh (League for the Independence of Vietnam) against French and Japanese colonial rule in Vietnam, on 19 August 1945.
Within two weeks, forces under the Việt Minh had seized control of most rural villages and cities throughout Northern, Central and Southern Vietnam, including Hanoi, where President Hồ Chí Minh announced the formation of the Provisional Democratic Republic, Huế, Saigon, except in townships Móng Cái, Vĩnh Yên, Hà Giang, Lào Cai, Lai Châu.However, according to Vietnamese documents, Việt Minh, in fact, seized control of Vietnam. On 2 September 1945, Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnamese Independence. The August Revolution sought to create a Việt Minh unified regime for the entire country.
19 August is considered as the unofficial Victory over Japan Day in Vietnam.