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Vietminh defeat at Dien Bien Phu
Viet Minh forces defeat the French. after the Japanese signed their unconditional surrender in World War II. -
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Vietnam War
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Geneva Accords
conference which took place in Geneva, Switzerland.whose purpose was to attempt to find a way to settle outstanding issues in the Korean peninsula -
Diem overthrown and assassinated
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Buddhists protests of diem
publicly burns himself to death in a plea for President Ngo Dinh Diem.