Vietnam: Independence movement and the First Indochina War (1920–1954)

1. VNQDĐ founded as anti-colonial nationalist party

   Dec 25, 1927Labels: Vi t, Hanoi, Anti-colonial movement

   • VNQD

2. Vietnamese Communist Party founded in Hong Kong

   Feb 3, 1930Labels: Communist Party, H Ch, Hong Kong

   • CPV
   • Cambridge

3. Yên Bái mutiny fails and triggers harsh repression

   Feb 10, 1930Labels: Y n, VNQD, French repression

   • Y n B
   • VNQD

4. Nghệ-Tĩnh Soviets uprising spreads in central Vietnam

   Mar 1, 1930Labels: Ngh -T, Ngh An, H T

   • Ngh T nh

5. Viet Minh founded as broad independence front

   May 19, 1941Labels: Vi t, P c, H Ch

   • Viet Minh

6. Japanese coup ends French colonial administration

   Mar 9, 1945Labels: Japanese coup, French colonial, Indochina

   • Japanese coup

7. Bảo Đại abdicates during August Revolution

   Aug 30, 1945Labels: B o, August Revolution, Hu

   • Nh n D

8. Democratic Republic of Vietnam proclaimed in Hanoi

   Sep 2, 1945Labels: Democratic Republic, Ba nh, H Ch

   • Vietnam Day
   • AP

9. Ho–Sainteny Agreement seeks temporary compromise

   Mar 6, 1946Labels: Ho Sainteny, France, DRV

   • Ho Sainteny

10. Haiphong bombardment escalates armed confrontation

    Nov 23, 1946Labels: Haiphong bombardment, French Navy, Haiphong

    • Haiphong
    • Indochina War

11. Battle of Hanoi opens First Indochina War

    Dec 19, 1946Labels: Battle of, Viet Minh, First Indochina

    • Hanoi 1946
    • Indochina War

12. Operation Léa fails to crush Viet Minh leadership

    Oct 7, 1947Labels: Operation L, Vi t, French offensive

    • Operation L a

13. Élysée Accords create State of Vietnam under Bảo Đại

    Mar 8, 1949Labels: lys e, State of, B o

    • lys e

14. China recognizes DRV, boosting Viet Minh position

    Jan 18, 1950Labels: People s, Democratic Republic, diplomatic recognition

    • HISTORY

15. Battle of Hòa Bình tests French strategy

    Nov 10, 1951Labels: Battle of, French forces, Viet Minh

    • H a B
    • UQAM

16. Dien Bien Phu falls, forcing negotiations

    May 7, 1954Labels: i n, Viet Minh, French garrison

    • Britannica
    • Dien Bien Phu

17. Geneva Accords end war and partition Vietnam

    Jul 21, 1954Labels: Geneva Accords, Partition of, Geneva Conference

    • Britannica
    • UQAM