No, Bao Dai did not lead the Viet Minh organization. It was founded in the 1940s by Ho Chi Minh.
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Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam)
N & S Vietnam were created as one term in the treaty signed between the French and the Communist government in Vietnam. The country was supposed to hold democratic election and reunification itself by 1956; no other countries were allowed to interfere. This did not happen as the US came replacing the French in South Vietnam to stop the spread of communism in the South East Asia, violating the treaty. This led to the Vietnam war later
For the poor and oppressed, it was a success. The Vietnamese people dealt a stinging blow to French imperialism and Emperor Bao Dai, and if not for American interference they could'be peacedully united the nation.
Ngo Dinh Diem to 1963 . 1963 to an unknown date of April 1975 president Nguyen Van Thieu a former Vietnamese three star general . April 25th to April 30th A former four star general named Duong Van Minh acting president after President Thieu left Vietnam to exile oversea . Duong later was forced to announce on the government controlled radio station " Dai tieng noi Viet Nam " or loosely translated as " the voice of Viet Nam Radio Station. " after it and the presidential palace were attacked and seized by the First North Army division advancing to Saigon the capital of the South Viet Nam , Duong called for all fighting South Vietnamese armed forces disarmed and unconditional surrender to the army of the North . Note: Grammatically correct Viet Nam is a two word name , it should not be written as one word as Vietnam .
From 1885 until 1954 (excepting a brief period of Japanese control as the Empire of Vietnam) Vietnam was part of the colony of French Indochina. Before the war , Vietnam was divided into two, North Vietnam and South Vietnam.