National Social Democratic Front

National Social Democratic Front
Mặt trận Quốc gia Dân chủ Xã hội
Chairman Nguyen Van Thieu
Secretary-General Nguyễn Ngọc Huy
Founded 1969
Dissolved 1975
Ideology Vietnamese nationalism
Anti-communism
Slogan Freedom, Democracy, Progress, Prosperity

The National Social Democratic Front (Vietnamese: Mặt trận Quốc gia Dân chủ Xã hội) was a political coalition in South Vietnam, from 1969 to April 1975. The front was established by Nguyen Van Thieu on May 25, 1969 in order to increase his influence on politics, and largely operated as an extension of the Democratic Party.

History

Composite parties

Block Catholic refugees in northern Vietnam
Vietnam Veterans Association of the Republic
Vietnamese Nationalist Party
Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party (joined in 1972)
Tan Dai Vietnamese Party
Great Vietnamese Revolutionary Party
Radical National Movement (joined in 1973)
Vietnam's commune Revolution Party
Workers and Peasants Party of Vietnam
Dai Doan Ket Force

Prominent figures

Nguyen Van Thieu (Chairman)
Nguyen Ngoc Huy (Secretary General)
Nguyen Dinh Huy (Deputy Secretary)
Ton That Dinh
Tran Thien Khiem
Nguyen Ton Hoan
Nguyen Gia Hien
Truong Cong Cuu
Nguyen Van Hieu
Nguyen Van Kieu

References

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