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Ho Chi Minh Creates Temporary (provisional) Government
Following the surrender of Japan to Allied forces, Ho Chi Minh and his People's Congress create the National Liberation Committee of Vietnam to form a provisional government. Japan transfers all power to Ho's Vietminh. This is also the year he delcared Independence of Vietnam.
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Indochina War Begins
Following months of consistent diminishing relations, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam launches its first consorted attack against the French.
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Valluy Fails to Defeat Vietminh
The French General Etienne Valluy attempts, and fails, to wipe out the Vietminh.
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Elysee Agreement Signed
Bao Dai and President Vincent Auriol of France sign the Elysee Agreement. As part of the agreement the French pledge to help in the building of a national anti-Communist army.
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US Pledges $15M to Aid French
The United States sends $15 million dollars in military aid to the French for the war in Indochina. Included in the aid package is a military mission and military advisors.
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Battle of Dienbienphu Begins
A force of 40,000 armed Vietminh lay seige to the French garrison at Dienbienphu. Using Chinese weaponary to shell the airstrip, the Vietminh make it impossible for French supplies to arrive by air. It soon becomes clear that the French have met their match.
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Geneva Convention Begins & Agreements Announced
Delegates from nine nations come together to Geneva to start negotiations that will lead to the end of hostilities in Indochina. Vietminh General Ta Quang Buu and French General Henri Delteil sign the Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam. As part of the agreement, a temporary demarcation line is drawn which will divide Vietnam until nationwide elections are held in 1956.
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President Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas
Kennedy's death meant that the problem of how to go on in Vietnam fell right into the lap of his vice president, Lyndon Johnson.
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Heavy Fighting at Ia Drang Valley
The first conventional battle of the Vietnam war takes place as American forces clash with North Vietnamese units in the Ia Drang Valley.
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Last Americans Evacuate as Saigon Falls to Communists
South Vietnamese President Duong Van Minh surrenders to the Communists in the early hours of North Vietnamese. Colonel Bui Tin accepts the surrender and assures Minh that, "...Only the Americans have been beaten. If you are patriots, consider this a moment of joy." The last two US servicemen to die in Vietnam are killed when their helicopter crashes.
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Vietnamese Troops Leave Cambodia
All Vietnamese troops leave Cambodia by September of 1989, paving the way for UN-sponsored elections in 1993. As a result of the elections, a coalition government is formed and work on a new constitution begins.
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Vietnam Invades Cambodia
Determined to overthrow the government of Pol Pot, Vietnam invades Cambodia. Phnompenh, Cambodia's capital, falls quickly as Pol Pot and his Khmer Rouge followers go into the jungles.
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US and Vietnam Exchange Ambassadors
Bringing in a new era of cooperation between the two former enemies, the United States and Vietnam exchange ambassadors. Douglas "Pete" Peterson is named US envoy to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, while H.E. Le Van Bang assumes the position of Vietnamese ambassador to the United States.
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