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French Colonize and Take Control of Vietnam
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French Invasion
Invasion Force by Admiral Rigault de Genouilly
Captured coastal port of Da Nang -
Nguyen Rulers Peace Settlement
To French:
Tu Duc ceded control of Saigon and Southernmost Provinces
Given resources like ports
Ships and catholic priests/ missionaries full access to Vietnam -
Vietnam Division
France establishes:
Protectorate- Annam and Tonkin
Colony- Cochinchina -
Japan Occupation
Japan Occupies Vietnam
French Administration Intact -
Pro Independence League
'Viet Minh' Communist Party formed by Ho Chi Minh
Pro Independence League till 1944 organized by Ho Chi MInh and Vo Nguyen Giap -
Ho Chi Minh Captured
Ho Chi Minh captured in China while leading Vietnamese resistance against Japan
OSS (Office of Strategic Services) sought his release to continue his cause -
Independence
Japan defeated
Ho Chi MInh declares independence
Vietnam a democratic repubic
