The Third Republic of Vietnam, ( vi, Đệ Tam Việt Nam Cộng Hòa) abbreviated as the DTVNCH, also referred to its former name as the Provisional National Government of Vietnam ( vi, Chính phủ Quốc gia Việt Nam Lâm thời), is a self-proclaimed

government in exile A government in exile (abbreviated as GiE) is a political group that claims to be a country or semi-sovereign state's legitimate government, but is unable to exercise legal power and instead resides in a foreign country. Governments in exile ...

, headquartered in Orange County and other

Little Saigon Little Saigon ( vi, Sài Gòn nhỏ or Tiểu Sài Gòn) is a name given to ethnic enclaves of expatriate Vietnamese mainly in English-speaking countries. Alternate names include Little Vietnam and Little Hanoi (mainly in historically communist ...

communities. This organization is listed as one of the

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, ROV-istic and also a

terrorist Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

organization as stated by the Ministry of Public Security of Vietnam.

History

The Provisional National Government of Vietnam was formed by former soldiers and refugees from the former South Vietnamese regime on 21 October 1990 and was officially founded on 16 February 1991, led by "Prime Minister" Đào Minh Quân, who was elected by some of the Vietnamese representatives in the United States. He succeeded Nguyen Tran who was elected as Prime Minister previously. It was ruled by the

New Democratic Party of Vietnam New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...

. In November 2018, "Prime Minister" Đào Minh Quân was reelected as the new President of the newly created "Third Republic of Vietnam". The inauguration ceremony was held at the base in Adelanto and at the Hilton Hotel. Participants came from numerous countries, including Australia and Vietnam (see

Anti-communism in Vietnam Anti-communism is political and ideological opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed after the 1917 October Revolution in the Russian Empire, and it reached global dimensions during the Cold War, when the United States and th ...

). During the ceremony, the US government's staff gave speeches and expressed hope that the newly elected President would work closely with the US. Also in the same year, the Vietnamese government listed this foundation as a terrorist foundation, citing the reason due to the 2018 bombings.

Activities

Attempted terrorist attacks

In January 2018, the government in exile was labeled by the

Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security The Ministry of Public Security (MPS, vi, Bộ Công an (BCA)) is a public agency directly under the Government of Vietnam, performing the function of state management of security, order and social safety; counterintelligence; crime prevention ...

as a "terrorist organization", citing the group responsibility in numerous plans to commit acts of terrorism, sabotage, and assassination of government officials. People affiliated with the organization have been arrested and convicted in Vietnam of operations to overthrow the

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after an attempted arson and bombing at a police facility and an airport (presumably Tan Son Nhat Intl.) which was unsuccessful. Officials have charged several political activists, resulting in prison sentences of up to 14 years.

References

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History

Activities

Attempted terrorist attacks

See also

References