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In reply to the discussion: This... May 26, 2014 [View all]Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)One reason why the Truman administration turned down Ho's overtures in 1945 was that Ho was the leader of a Communist movement that had already been purging opponents.
And I think you are confusing the date July 4, 1946-- that was the day that the United States officially recognized Philippine independence. July 1946 in Vietnam was not a particularly auspicious month:
"In 1946, when Ho traveled outside of the country, his subordinates imprisoned 2,500 non-communist nationalists and forced 6,000 others to flee.[39] Hundreds of political opponents were jailed or exiled in July 1946, notably members of the National Party of Vietnam and the Dai Viet National Party, after a failed attempt to raise a coup against the Vietminh government.[40][41] All rival political parties were hereafter banned and local governments were purged[42] to minimize opposition later on."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ho_Chi_Minh