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In 1858, French and Spanish troops attacked the port of Da Nang (Dai Nam)...
...starting the campaing of Indochina conquest.
In 1863 France gained suzerainty of Cambodia.
In roughly 30 years, from 1858 to 1886 French gained control of the entire kingdom of Viet Nam.
Completely devided Viet Nam into 3 realms: Annam, Tonkin and Cochin China.
In 1893, France gained control over Laos. Formed the French Indochina to control 3 countries.
The Revolts against the French From 1885 to 1930:
[Names of the Revolts]
The World scene:
In 1917, the Russian revolution caused communist movements rising around the world.
In 1930, the Communist Party of Vietnam was established in Hong Kong.
1939: Second World War
In 1940, Japanese advanced into Indochina...
keeping the French colonial administration in place as a Japanese puppet.
In 1941, League for the Independence of Vietnam (Viet Minh) was established.
Under the rule of Japanese fascist, in 1945...
...a famine, that killed two million occured in Viet Nam.
World War II with the defeat of the Japanese.
Viet Minh led the people to rebel, revolutions occured all around Viet Nam.
14th of August, 1945, Japan surrendered to the allies.
19th of August, 1945, the August Revolution.
30th of August, the Last feudal king Bao Dai accepted to abdicate.
"I'd rather be a citizen of an independet contry, rather than an Emperor of and enslaved one."
September 2nd, 1945 Ba Dinh Square - Hanoi
Ho Chi Minh announced the birth of Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
British Army enters Viet Nam to disarm the Japanese forced south of latitude 16.
Chinese disarmed the Japanese north of latitude 16. Folloing the British, THE FRENCH RETURNED TO INDOCHINA!
September 23th, 1945, French opened fire on Saigon. Viet Minh fought fiercely.
French took over of Chinese areas in Indochina.
November 1946, the French attack Haiphong, killing over 6000 civilians.
December 17th, the Massacre of Hang Bun Street...
...and continiously harassed the streets of Hanoi.
December 17th, French ultimatium to disarm "Tu Ve" (the Defence Corps) in Hanoi.
20:30, December 19th, the French attacked Hanoi. Goverment of Vietnam called for National Resistance.
Barricades, trenches were created on the inner streets of Hanoi.
Many suicide units carried the Slogan: "Brave death for the country!"