Vietnamese Provisional National Government

Provisional National Government of Vietnam
(1945–1946)
Chính phủ Lâm thời Quốc gia Việt Nam
1945–1946
PNGV territory from 1945 to 1946
StatusProvisional government in opposition to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam under Chinese controls
CapitalMóng Cái
Common languagesVietnamese
President 
 1945-1946
Nguyễn Hải Thần
Historical era
 Government formed in Móng Cái
29 August 1945
 Viet Minh captured of Móng Cái
7 May 1946
 Disestablished
1946
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Móng Cái
Móng Cái
Today part ofMóng Cái, Vietnam

The Provisional National Government of Vietnam (PNGV, Vietnamese: Chính phủ Lâm thời Quốc gia Việt Nam), was formed on 29 August 1945, by the Vietnam Revolutionary League (Việt Cách) in Móng Cái as an Chinese-backed provisional government opposing the government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) under President Ho Chi Minh.