Japanese surrender caused Ho Chi Minh to call for a general uprising
Viet Minh troops enter Hanoi. Boo Dai abdicates and asks the Viet Minh to form a government in Cochinchina. Within 10 days of Japanese surrender, the Viet Minh controlled Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh proclaims independance of a new state- Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)
British General Gracey arrives in Saigon and refused to deal with the Viet Minh and arranged the return of ths French. The Viet Minh respond with boycotts and demonstrations
French troops stage brutal crackdown on Viet Minh headquarters.
Chinese nationalists recognised French sovereignty and withdrew forces. Ho Chi Minh appeals to US but Truman favoured French rule of Indochina