A report on First Indochina War, Laos and South Vietnam
Most of the fighting took place in Tonkin in northern Vietnam, although the conflict engulfed the entire country and also extended into the neighboring French Indochina protectorates of Laos and Cambodia.
- First Indochina WarA year later, Bảo Đại would be deposed by his prime minister, Ngô Đình Diệm, creating the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
- First Indochina WarA French governor-general (toàn quyền) in Hanoi administered all the five parts of Indochina (Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina, Laos, and Cambodia) while Cochinchina (Nam Kỳ) was under a French governor (thống đốc), but the difference from the other parts with most indigenous intelligentsia and wealthy were naturalized French (Tourane now Đà Nẵng in the central third of Vietnam also enjoyed this privilege because this city was a concession too.) The northern third of Vietnam (then the colony (thuộc địa) of Tonkin (Bắc Kỳ) was under a French resident general (thống sứ).
- South VietnamThe French Indochina War began on 19 December 1946, with the French regaining control of Hanoi and many other cities.
- South VietnamDuring the First Indochina War, the Indochinese Communist Party formed the Pathet Lao independence organisation.
- LaosLaos was a key part of the Vietnam War since parts of Laos were invaded and occupied by North Vietnam since 1958 for use as a supply route for its war against South Vietnam.
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Vietnam
5 linksCountry in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of 311699 km2 and population of 96 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of 311699 km2 and population of 96 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
Vietnam borders China to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west, and shares maritime borders with Thailand through the Gulf of Thailand, and the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia through the South China Sea.
After World War II, France returned to reclaim colonial power in the First Indochina War, from which Vietnam emerged victorious in 1954.
The Vietnam War began shortly after, during which the nation was divided into communist North supported by the Soviet Union and China, and anti-communist South supported by the United States.
Vietnam War
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The Vietnam War (also known by other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
The conflict emerged from the First Indochina War between the French colonial government and a left-wing revolutionary movement, the Viet Minh.
People's Army of Vietnam
3 linksMilitary force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
During the French Indochina War (1946–1954), the PAVN was often referred to as the Việt Minh.
Võ Nguyên Giáp went on to become the first full general of the PAVN on 28 May 1948, and famous for leading the PAVN in victory over French forces at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and being in overall command against U.S. backed South Vietnam at the Liberation of Saigon on 30 April 1975.
Soon after the 1954 Geneva Accords, the 330th and 338th Divisions were formed by southern Viet Minh members who had moved north in conformity with that agreement, and by 1955, six more divisions were formed: the 328th, 332nd and 350th in the north of the North Vietnam, the 305th and the 324th near the DMZ, and the 335 Division of soldiers repatriated from Laos.
Viet Cong
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The Viet Cong was an armed communist revolutionary organization in South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
By the terms of the Geneva Accord (1954), which ended the Indochina War, France and the Viet Minh agreed to a truce and to a separation of forces.
Tonkin
1 linksExonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam.
Exonym referring to the northern region of Vietnam.
It is south of Yunnan (Vân Nam) and Guangxi (Quảng Tây) Provinces of China; east of northern Laos and west of the Gulf of Tonkin.
Hanoi was later reoccupied by the French and conflict between the Viet Minh and France broke out into the First Indochina War.
The State of Vietnam's territory was reduced to the southern half of the country, becoming South Vietnam.
Vietnamese people
1 linksThe Vietnamese people (người Việt) or Kinh people (người Kinh) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group originally native to modern-day Northern Vietnam and Southern China.
The Vietnamese people (người Việt) or Kinh people (người Kinh) are a Southeast Asian ethnic group originally native to modern-day Northern Vietnam and Southern China.
Another theory, based on linguistic diversity, locates the most probable homeland of the Vietic languages in modern-day Bolikhamsai Province and Khammouane Province in Laos as well as parts of Nghệ An Province and Quảng Bình Province in Vietnam.
Ethnic tensions sparked by Vietnamese ethnonationalism peaked during the late 1940s at the beginning phase of the First Indochina War (1946–1954), which resulted in violences between Khmer and Vietnamese in the Mekong Delta.
During the partition of Vietnam into North and South, a number of South Vietnamese students also arrived to study in France, along with individuals involved in commerce for trade with France, which was a principal economic partner with South Vietnam.