kimerajamm
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 Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 12:03 pm Post subject: The largest |
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The largest numbers of Catholic refugees came from the two northern dioceses with the highest percentage of Catholics in Vietnam.[33] These were Phat Diem and Bui Chu, mainly located in modern-day Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh Provinces respectively. The bishops of the dioceses, had been strident opponents of the communists, and both had organised Catholic paramilitary groups that fought against the Viet Minh, which had long identified Catholics with colonial collaborationism.[33] When the communists had gained the upper hand in the north, many Catholics had already begun making preparations to move to the south, where the communists were less influential, and large movements began immediately when news of the partition came through.[33] After the defeat of French Union forces at Dien Bien Phu, French officers had evacuated their troops from Bui Chu and Phat Diem to reinforce the area between Hanoi and Haiphong which they still controlled, making it very easy for the communists to progress through the Catholic stronghold
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