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Vietnamese peasants overthrow the Nguyen Dynasty lasts a little over 10 years
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Nguyen Anh proclaims himself Gia Long emperor (with French support).
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Emperor Minh Mang closes Vietnamese ports to European shipping.
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French secure treaty provisions; three provinces are ceded to France, and other areas of Vietnam essentially become a French protectorate.
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China is forced to sign treaty ending Vietnam's status as a vassal state.
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French official assassinated by Vietnamese Nationalist Party (VNQDD); results in French repression. Bourgeois nationalists never again dominate struggle for independence.
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Matsuoka attacks Indochina to spread East Asian Alliance during World War II
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Ho Chi Minh proclaims independent Vietnam with Japanese defeat at teh end of World War II; no other country recognizes Vietnam as independent.
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French leave Vietnam after ignominious defeat at Dien Bien Phu.
