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Ho Chi Minh

The call for a General Strike

Monday Sep 24, 1945
Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

In Saigon, with violence between rival Vietnamese factions and French forces increasing, the British commander, General Sir Douglas Gracey, declared martial law. On 24 September, the Việt Minh leaders responded with a call for a general strike.


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