Viet Cong

Founded: December 20, 1960

Leader: - Ho Chi Minh

Active regions: Indochina, with a focus on South Vietnam

Dates of operation: 1954–1959 (as southern Viet Minh cadres); December 20, 1960 – February 4, 1977

Headquarters: Tây Ninh (1960–1966); Memot, Cambodia (1966–1972); Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam (1972–1975); Saigon (1975–1977)

Ideology: Communism; Marxism–Leninism; Left-wing nationalism; Anti-imperialism; Revolutionary socialism

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