Đông Kinh Nghĩa Thục (Tonkin Free School) and modernist reforms (1907–1908)

1. French Indochina consolidates colonial rule in Tonkin

   Jan 1, 1887Labels: French Indochina, Tonkin

   • Britannica

2. Tonkin Mutual Instruction Society founded in Hanoi

   Jan 1, 1892Labels: Soci t, H i

   • H i Tr

3. Duy Tân Hội (Modernization Association) is established

   Apr 4, 1904Labels: Duy T, Phan B

   • ng Du

4. Đông Du movement begins sending students to Japan

   Jan 1, 1905Labels: ng Du, Japan

   • ng Du
   • Britannica

5. Duy Tân reform campaign expands in central Vietnam

   Jun 1, 1906Labels: Duy T, Phan Ch

   • Phan Ch u

6. Tonkin Free School opens in Hanoi

   Mar 1, 1907Labels: Tonkin Free, Hanoi intellectuals

   • Tonkin School
   • Phan Ch u

7. School promotes modern subjects and Quốc ngữ learning

   Aug 1, 1907Labels: Qu c, school curriculum

   • Tonkin School

8. French authorities shut down the Tonkin Free School

   Nov 1, 1907Labels: French colonial, school closure

   • Tonkin School
   • Britannica

9. Anti-tax protests spread in central Vietnam (1908)

   Mar 1, 1908Labels: Anti-tax protests, central Vietnam

   • ng Du
   • Beck History

10. Hanoi Poison Plot triggers martial law and executions

    Jun 27, 1908Labels: Hanoi Poison, martial law

    • Poison Plot
    • Fr Wiki

11. School leaders arrested and publications suppressed

    Jul 1, 1908Labels: Arrests, press suppression

    • Tonkin School
    • Britannica

12. Modernist reform wave curtailed, but ideas persist

    Dec 31, 1908Labels: Modernist legacy, reform networks

    • Britannica
    • Tonkin School