Democratic Party of Vietnam
The Democratic Party of Vietnam was a political party in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. It was founded on 30 July 1944 to unite petty bourgeoisie and intelligentsia in support of the Vietminh and in effect its satellite party. It was a member of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and was represented in the Vietnamese parliament and government, its leader was Nghiem Xuan Yem. The party was disbanded in 1988.
In 2006, a dissident organization with the same name was established. Hoang Minh Chinh, a member of the old party, was involved in its founding.
