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France captures Saigon, extends control to Laos and Cambodia, forming French Indochina.
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Vietnam became part of the French Empire
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France divides up Vietnam into three regions: Tonkin, Annam, Cochin China.
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Vietnam becomes part of French Indochina
In 1887, the entire country formally became part of French Indochina. The French administration imposed significant political and cultural changes on Vietnamese society. -
Ho Chi Minh was born
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Ho Chi Minh helped form the Indo-Chinese Communist Party
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Bao Dai, the last emperor, begins his reign as an infant.
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Invasion of Indochina by Japan.
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Ho Chi Minh starts the Viet Minh.
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Japanese surrender. Ho Chi Minh declares independence and unification of French colonial provinces as Vietnam.
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The Viet Minh seizes power. Ho Chi Minh announces Vietnam's independence.