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Marth 23, 1579
The events surprised Prime Minister Nghiêm Dùc Cào during the diplomatic visit to Svarna Surya. He sent a statement condening the protests and calling the government to restore order. However, Minister Quang Công Quang found himself isolated in Yên Nông Imperial Airport as the employees of the airport had joined a solidarity strike called by the Hôinômese Confederation of Labour. The government decided to wait, as a meeting of the Imperial Council of National Security was called for that meeting. Meanwhile, protests spread to the largest towns and cities, and thousands of workers in Nam Dinh, joined the strikes.
Marth 24-25, 1579
Protests in Bâc Duong and Yên Nuông turned more serious, with government buildings being assaulted and seized by the protesters. In many cases, riots followed, and a few hundred of protestors and policemen resulted dead. A failed mutiny nearby Hôi Luỳên, aborted the plans of restoring the order quickly by all means necessary, as it was defended by the Minister of National Security Quang Công Quang.
Marth 26-28, 1579
The Armed Forced were already mobilized in the largest provinces, but they could do much, as the government was surprised by a large demonstration in the capital city of the Imperial Kingdom, Hôi Luỳên. Some claimed it was the largest demonstration since the independence, although unlike other places, the demonstration was peaceful and without important incidents. Meanwhile, in the town of Ma Noi, the protersters organized a "Political Committee", which drafted a manifesto calling for better working conditions and some political reforms. The move was soon imitated in Yên Nuông, and other minor towns and provinces.
In Nam Dihn, leaflets were even calling for a constitutional reform and democratic elections, although the workers seemed more motivated toward material demands. Still, it was enough so that the danger of a revolution, or even a civil war, was denounced by leading conservative newspapers.
That fear paralized the government, but it helped a proposal made by Bûi Quang An, a leading member of the Imperial Council to try to open a dialogue with moderate protesters in order to give dialogue a chance first than everything was decided. The Imperial Council, merely a consultive committee had not much influence on government policy, but An's proposal was received favourably by Empress Hông so the Cabinet Council accepted it by a 12-5 vote. It was decided that Bûi Quang An was going to led the delegation sent to mediate with the protestors. It was rumoured that An was proposed by Prime Minister Cào himself, maybe to blame him if the mediation failed.
Quartyr 6, 1579
Bûi Quang An met with some of the leaders of the movement in Hôi Luỳên and with members of the Association of Mothers' of the Victims of Mai Noi. The negotiations weren't very successful at first, as the Hôi Luỳên leaders demanded the resignation of the government, the arrest of several governors -which they blamed for the repression and violence during the last weeks-, and local elections before a year. Furthermore, Prime Minister Nghiêm Dùc Cào was furious when the government was informed that Bûi Quang An had travelled to Nam Dinh the day before, without notifying the government, meeting with representatives of the Hôinômese Confederation of Labour and other local organizations. After all, the Hôinômese Confederation of Labour was an illegal organization.
An failed to convinced them to postpone a six-day general strike in all the Nam Dihn province, although they agreed that it wouldn't be expanded without meeting the mediation of the committee. An wrote his first report to the Imperial Council, where he proposed to accept a discussion introducing a minimum salary and government committee to investigate the accident in the Mai Noi factory in order to avoid the more political demands and isolating the most radical members of the protest movement. Prime Minister Nghiêm Dùc Cào, who distrusted him despite he , was unconvinced. He tried to convince Empress Hông to declare state of emergency and martial law, while negotiations were postponed.
Quartyr 20, 1579
Tense weeks had followed, after several leaders of some of the protests in different provinces had been murdered in their homes by unknown attackers. On the night of Quartyr 18, 20 Hôinômese soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in Northeastern Hôinôm. That morning, Empress Hông addressed the nation in a TV speech, the first one since the start of the political crisis.
The 27-year old head of state gave a restrained and dry speech. She condemned violence, and warned that attacks against property and citizens would only make problems worse. Her words weren't likely to thrill the protesters, and she didn't really promise them much. However, she seemed to try being conciliatory enough. She warned that the general interest should prevail, and that individual and selfish interests should not be promoted through either abuse of power or violence in the streets. She ended her short speech calling for understanding and unity. The speech seemed disappointing, as it was unlikely to satisfy either the protesters or the government. Prime Minister Cào met the Empress the next day, in middle of rumours of a cabinet reshuffle.
Five days later, Prime Minister Nghiêm Dùc Cào announced his resignation.
Quartyr 26-28, 1579
There was a hug expectation for whom would replace Nghiêm Dùc Cào as Prime Minister. Cào resignation did not feel as positively in the Armed Forces, being a veteran general himself, who was Chief of General Staff for six years before being Prime Minister after the death of Thúy Vân Quân in 1576. Quang Công Quang, the Minister of National Security, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Lâm Dùc An were the main candidates to Prime Minister, along with other more veteran politicians and military officers.
However, the Empress surprised many, maybe even the chosen one, when she announced the appointment of Bûi Quang An as Prime Minister. An, who had not previous political experience before being appointed to the Imperial Council, seemed a risky move despite his role in the negotiations, which were seen by many as mere strategy and facade of Nghiêm Dùc Cào's government. Bûi Quang An, who had been an university professor before being hired as one of the main private tutors of Empress Hông, reminded to many to Quang Quang Dùc, the weak and moderate Prime Minister during the failed liberal revolution of 1549, and soon he found the enmity of the most conservative and traditionalist newspapers.
An's First Cabinet wasn't very different than the replaced one, and many Minister kept their positions, including Lâm Dùc An, while some politicians from the older generation were offered and given some minor positions in the government. An, however, appointed a few independent ministers, who most of them lacked any political experience, businessmen and former university professors like himself.
As Prime Minister, Bûi Quang An, promised that "dialogue with the civil society", as he described, will continue, but that order should be restored. He promised that his government would consider establishing a national minimum wage, and an independent committee would prepare a report for the Imperial Council, about the cases of violence witnesses in the last weeks, including the causes of the accident in the Ma Noi factory. An promised "deep administrative reforms" and "working hard...to improve economic growth and employment", although he avoided mentioning any political reform in detail.
The events surprised Prime Minister Nghiêm Dùc Cào during the diplomatic visit to Svarna Surya. He sent a statement condening the protests and calling the government to restore order. However, Minister Quang Công Quang found himself isolated in Yên Nông Imperial Airport as the employees of the airport had joined a solidarity strike called by the Hôinômese Confederation of Labour. The government decided to wait, as a meeting of the Imperial Council of National Security was called for that meeting. Meanwhile, protests spread to the largest towns and cities, and thousands of workers in Nam Dinh, joined the strikes.
Marth 24-25, 1579
Protests in Bâc Duong and Yên Nuông turned more serious, with government buildings being assaulted and seized by the protesters. In many cases, riots followed, and a few hundred of protestors and policemen resulted dead. A failed mutiny nearby Hôi Luỳên, aborted the plans of restoring the order quickly by all means necessary, as it was defended by the Minister of National Security Quang Công Quang.
Marth 26-28, 1579
The Armed Forced were already mobilized in the largest provinces, but they could do much, as the government was surprised by a large demonstration in the capital city of the Imperial Kingdom, Hôi Luỳên. Some claimed it was the largest demonstration since the independence, although unlike other places, the demonstration was peaceful and without important incidents. Meanwhile, in the town of Ma Noi, the protersters organized a "Political Committee", which drafted a manifesto calling for better working conditions and some political reforms. The move was soon imitated in Yên Nuông, and other minor towns and provinces.
In Nam Dihn, leaflets were even calling for a constitutional reform and democratic elections, although the workers seemed more motivated toward material demands. Still, it was enough so that the danger of a revolution, or even a civil war, was denounced by leading conservative newspapers.
That fear paralized the government, but it helped a proposal made by Bûi Quang An, a leading member of the Imperial Council to try to open a dialogue with moderate protesters in order to give dialogue a chance first than everything was decided. The Imperial Council, merely a consultive committee had not much influence on government policy, but An's proposal was received favourably by Empress Hông so the Cabinet Council accepted it by a 12-5 vote. It was decided that Bûi Quang An was going to led the delegation sent to mediate with the protestors. It was rumoured that An was proposed by Prime Minister Cào himself, maybe to blame him if the mediation failed.
Quartyr 6, 1579
Bûi Quang An met with some of the leaders of the movement in Hôi Luỳên and with members of the Association of Mothers' of the Victims of Mai Noi. The negotiations weren't very successful at first, as the Hôi Luỳên leaders demanded the resignation of the government, the arrest of several governors -which they blamed for the repression and violence during the last weeks-, and local elections before a year. Furthermore, Prime Minister Nghiêm Dùc Cào was furious when the government was informed that Bûi Quang An had travelled to Nam Dinh the day before, without notifying the government, meeting with representatives of the Hôinômese Confederation of Labour and other local organizations. After all, the Hôinômese Confederation of Labour was an illegal organization.
An failed to convinced them to postpone a six-day general strike in all the Nam Dihn province, although they agreed that it wouldn't be expanded without meeting the mediation of the committee. An wrote his first report to the Imperial Council, where he proposed to accept a discussion introducing a minimum salary and government committee to investigate the accident in the Mai Noi factory in order to avoid the more political demands and isolating the most radical members of the protest movement. Prime Minister Nghiêm Dùc Cào, who distrusted him despite he , was unconvinced. He tried to convince Empress Hông to declare state of emergency and martial law, while negotiations were postponed.
Quartyr 20, 1579
Tense weeks had followed, after several leaders of some of the protests in different provinces had been murdered in their homes by unknown attackers. On the night of Quartyr 18, 20 Hôinômese soldiers were killed in a terrorist attack in Northeastern Hôinôm. That morning, Empress Hông addressed the nation in a TV speech, the first one since the start of the political crisis.
The 27-year old head of state gave a restrained and dry speech. She condemned violence, and warned that attacks against property and citizens would only make problems worse. Her words weren't likely to thrill the protesters, and she didn't really promise them much. However, she seemed to try being conciliatory enough. She warned that the general interest should prevail, and that individual and selfish interests should not be promoted through either abuse of power or violence in the streets. She ended her short speech calling for understanding and unity. The speech seemed disappointing, as it was unlikely to satisfy either the protesters or the government. Prime Minister Cào met the Empress the next day, in middle of rumours of a cabinet reshuffle.
Five days later, Prime Minister Nghiêm Dùc Cào announced his resignation.
Quartyr 26-28, 1579
There was a hug expectation for whom would replace Nghiêm Dùc Cào as Prime Minister. Cào resignation did not feel as positively in the Armed Forces, being a veteran general himself, who was Chief of General Staff for six years before being Prime Minister after the death of Thúy Vân Quân in 1576. Quang Công Quang, the Minister of National Security, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Lâm Dùc An were the main candidates to Prime Minister, along with other more veteran politicians and military officers.
However, the Empress surprised many, maybe even the chosen one, when she announced the appointment of Bûi Quang An as Prime Minister. An, who had not previous political experience before being appointed to the Imperial Council, seemed a risky move despite his role in the negotiations, which were seen by many as mere strategy and facade of Nghiêm Dùc Cào's government. Bûi Quang An, who had been an university professor before being hired as one of the main private tutors of Empress Hông, reminded to many to Quang Quang Dùc, the weak and moderate Prime Minister during the failed liberal revolution of 1549, and soon he found the enmity of the most conservative and traditionalist newspapers.
An's First Cabinet wasn't very different than the replaced one, and many Minister kept their positions, including Lâm Dùc An, while some politicians from the older generation were offered and given some minor positions in the government. An, however, appointed a few independent ministers, who most of them lacked any political experience, businessmen and former university professors like himself.
As Prime Minister, Bûi Quang An, promised that "dialogue with the civil society", as he described, will continue, but that order should be restored. He promised that his government would consider establishing a national minimum wage, and an independent committee would prepare a report for the Imperial Council, about the cases of violence witnesses in the last weeks, including the causes of the accident in the Ma Noi factory. An promised "deep administrative reforms" and "working hard...to improve economic growth and employment", although he avoided mentioning any political reform in detail.