20h 5min, dec 2, 1955 y - Ho Chi Minh land reforms
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Ho Chi Minh, following the communist doctrine, orders sweeping "land reforms" in North Vietnam; thousands of people classified as landowners and wealthy farmers are imprisoned, tortured, or executed. In a mass exodus, many Vietnamese families flee and head to South Vietnam.
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20h 5min, dec 2, 1955 y
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~ 69 years ago