<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> National Liberation Front of South Vietnam </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Participant in the Vietnam War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The flag of the Việt Cộng , adopted in 1960 , is a variation on the flag of North Vietnam . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Active </Th> <Td> 21 July 1954 -- 2 July 1976 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ideology </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Communism </Li> <Li> Marxism -- Leninism </Li> <Li> Left - wing nationalism </Li> <Li> Vietnamese nationalism </Li> <Li> Hồ Chí Minh Thought </Li> <Li> Anti-imperialism </Li> <Li> Anti-revisionism </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Groups </Th> <Td> <P> HQ Group Central Office for South Vietnam Military Wing </P> <Ul> <Li> People 's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam </Li> <Li> Independent Battalions </Li> </Ul> <P> Political Wings </P> <Ul> <Li> National Liberation Front for Southern Vietnam </Li> <Li> Alliance of National Democratic and Peace Forces </Li> </Ul> Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam ( 1969 - 1976 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Military leader </Th> <Td> PLAF Commanders <Ul> <Li> Nguyễn Hữu Xuyến ( 1961 -- 63 ) </Li> <Li> Trần Văn Trà ( 1963 -- 67 , 1973 -- 75 ) </Li> <Li> Hoàng Văn Thái ( 1967 -- 73 ) </Li> </Ul> PLAF Deputy Commander M Nguyễn Thị Định </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political leader </Th> <Td> COSVN Party Secretary <Ul> <Li> Nguyễn Văn Linh ( 1961 -- 64 ) </Li> <Li> Nguyễn Chí Thanh ( 1964 -- 67 ) </Li> <Li> Phạm Hùng ( 1967 -- 75 ) </Li> </Ul> NLF <Ul> <Li> Nguyễn Hữu Thọ , chairman </Li> <Li> Huỳnh Tấn Phát , vice-chairman </Li> <Li> Phung Van Cung , vice-chairman </Li> <Li> Võ Chí Công , vice-chairman </Li> </Ul> PRG <Ul> <Li> Nguyễn Hữu Thọ , president </Li> <Li> Huỳnh Tấn Phát , prime minister </Li> <Li> M Nguyễn Thị Bình , foreign minister </Li> <Li> Trần Nam Trung , defense minister </Li> <Li> Trương Như Tảng , justice minister </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mimot ( Memot ) , Cambodia ( 1966 -- 72 ) </Li> <Li> Lộc Ninh , South Vietnam ( 1972 -- 75 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area of operations </Th> <Td> Indochina , with a focus on South Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Originated as </Th> <Td> Viet Minh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Became </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Vietnam Fatherland Front </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allies </Th> <Td> North Vietnam , Soviet Union , China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opponents </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> South Vietnam </Li> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races ( FULRO ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles and wars </Th> <Td> See full list </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> National Liberation Front of South Vietnam </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Participant in the Vietnam War </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> The flag of the Việt Cộng , adopted in 1960 , is a variation on the flag of North Vietnam . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Active </Th> <Td> 21 July 1954 -- 2 July 1976 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Ideology </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Communism </Li> <Li> Marxism -- Leninism </Li> <Li> Left - wing nationalism </Li> <Li> Vietnamese nationalism </Li> <Li> Hồ Chí Minh Thought </Li> <Li> Anti-imperialism </Li> <Li> Anti-revisionism </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Groups </Th> <Td> <P> HQ Group Central Office for South Vietnam Military Wing </P> <Ul> <Li> People 's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam </Li> <Li> Independent Battalions </Li> </Ul> <P> Political Wings </P> <Ul> <Li> National Liberation Front for Southern Vietnam </Li> <Li> Alliance of National Democratic and Peace Forces </Li> </Ul> Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam ( 1969 - 1976 ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Military leader </Th> <Td> PLAF Commanders <Ul> <Li> Nguyễn Hữu Xuyến ( 1961 -- 63 ) </Li> <Li> Trần Văn Trà ( 1963 -- 67 , 1973 -- 75 ) </Li> <Li> Hoàng Văn Thái ( 1967 -- 73 ) </Li> </Ul> PLAF Deputy Commander M Nguyễn Thị Định </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Political leader </Th> <Td> COSVN Party Secretary <Ul> <Li> Nguyễn Văn Linh ( 1961 -- 64 ) </Li> <Li> Nguyễn Chí Thanh ( 1964 -- 67 ) </Li> <Li> Phạm Hùng ( 1967 -- 75 ) </Li> </Ul> NLF <Ul> <Li> Nguyễn Hữu Thọ , chairman </Li> <Li> Huỳnh Tấn Phát , vice-chairman </Li> <Li> Phung Van Cung , vice-chairman </Li> <Li> Võ Chí Công , vice-chairman </Li> </Ul> PRG <Ul> <Li> Nguyễn Hữu Thọ , president </Li> <Li> Huỳnh Tấn Phát , prime minister </Li> <Li> M Nguyễn Thị Bình , foreign minister </Li> <Li> Trần Nam Trung , defense minister </Li> <Li> Trương Như Tảng , justice minister </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mimot ( Memot ) , Cambodia ( 1966 -- 72 ) </Li> <Li> Lộc Ninh , South Vietnam ( 1972 -- 75 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area of operations </Th> <Td> Indochina , with a focus on South Vietnam </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Originated as </Th> <Td> Viet Minh </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Became </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Vietnam Fatherland Front </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Allies </Th> <Td> North Vietnam , Soviet Union , China </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opponents </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> South Vietnam </Li> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> United Front for the Liberation of Oppressed Races ( FULRO ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Battles and wars </Th> <Td> See full list </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who controlled or ordered the viet cong in combat
who controlled or ordered the viet cong in combat
Nguyễn Hữu Xuyến Trần Văn Trà Hoàng Văn Thái
Nguyễn Hữu Xuyến Trần Văn Trà Hoàng Văn Thái