Colonial Vietnam Timeline

Cochin China

Period: Jan 1, 1862 to Dec 31, 1867

• aka Vietnam
• the start of the French annexation of the south
• started in 1862; completed in 1867
• administrated by the French colonial service

Vietnam Divided

Feb 26, 1880

• France divides Vietnam into three regions
• Tonkin
• Annam
• Cochin China (started in 1862)

"Save the King" Movement

Feb 26, 1885

• attempt by elites to use the throne to rally French opposition
• was suppressed

Protectorate

Feb 25, 1887

• French added the protectorates of Cambodia - under control since 1860s
• formed Indochinese Union

Ho Chi Minh

May 19, 1890

• birth date of Ho Chi Minh
• revolutionist and leader of North Vietname
• gained independence by fighting Japan, France, and US

Schools Forming

Feb 26, 1907

• helped founded by Phan Chu Trinh
• founded a school in Hanoi
• modeled after the once established by Fukuzawa

Cao Dai

Feb 26, 1926

• last emperor; begin reign as infant
• founded by an official in the French service
• "high platform"

Japanese Invasion

Jul 28, 1941

• The Japanese army landed in Cochin China (Vietnam)

Provisional Gov.

Feb 26, 1945

• provisional government formed
• formed by Viet Minh
• wanted independence

Begin of Conflict

Aug 22, 1945

• Free French group landed in southern Indochina
• in response to successful coup by Ho Chi Minh