August Revolution
The August Revolution (Vietnamese: Cách mạng tháng Tám [kǎk mâˀŋ t̺ʰǎŋ tǎːm]), also known as the August General Uprising (Vietnamese: Tổng khởi nghĩa giành chính quyền tháng Tám, lit. 'the Total uprising to seize power in August' [tôŋ͡m xɤ̂j ŋɥiə̌ˀ ʑàjŋ cǐjŋ kwiə̀n t̺ʰǎŋ tǎːm]), was a revolution led by the Việt Minh against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam and the Empire of Vietnam from 13 to 28 August 1945. The Empire of Vietnam was led by the Nguyễn dynasty and was backed by Japan as a member of the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.