Vietnam Timeline By grace24909 Jan 31, 1288 The Mongols are defeated Jan 31, 1867 French invasion Jan 1, 1930 Ho Chi Minh founds the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP) Circa Circa Jan 1, 1941 Ho Chi Minh takes power Jan 31, 1941 Japan invaded Sep 2, 1945 Independence Jan 31, 1955 Civil war started against North and South Jan 31, 1963 America enters war Jan 31, 1965 Australia entered the Vietnam war Jan 31, 1972 Australia leaves the war Jan 31, 1973 America withdraws from war Mar 1, 1973 Vietnam war ends Jan 31, 1976 Socialist republic was created Jan 31, 1979 Invaded Cambodia Jan 31, 1986 Nguyen Von Linh- Liberal encomic policy Apr 15, 1992 Constitution Jan 31, 2011 Chinese invasion BC Mar 2, 2022 Chinese invasion finishes