August Revolution and proclamation of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (August–September 1945)

1. 1944–45 famine devastates northern Vietnam

   Oct 1, 1944Labels: Northern Vietnam, Famine 1944-45

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2. Japanese coup ends French colonial administration

   Mar 9, 1945Labels: Japanese Military, French Indochina

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3. Viet Minh issues “Military Order No. 1”

   Aug 13, 1945Labels: Viet Minh, Military Order

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4. Japan’s surrender broadcast accelerates the power vacuum

   Aug 15, 1945Labels: Japan Surrender, Emperor Hirohito

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5. Tan Trao congress selects provisional national leadership

   Aug 16, 1945Labels: Tan Trao, Viet Nam

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6. Hanoi uprising seizes key government buildings

   Aug 19, 1945Labels: Hanoi, Hanoi Uprising

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7. Bảo Đại abdicates, ending the Nguyễn monarchy

   Aug 25, 1945Labels: B o, Nguy n

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8. August Revolution spreads, collapsing the Trần Trọng Kim cabinet

   Aug 28, 1945Labels: Tr n, August Revolution

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9. Allied occupation begins: Chinese enter the North

   Sep 1, 1945Labels: Nationalist China, Allied Occupation

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10. Democratic Republic of Vietnam proclaimed in Hanoi

    Sep 2, 1945Labels: Democratic Republic, Ba nh

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11. French seize Saigon, sparking armed conflict in the South

    Sep 23, 1945Labels: Saigon, French Forces

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12. Ho–Sainteny Agreement acknowledges DRV as a “free state”

    Mar 6, 1946Labels: Ho Sainteny, France

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