Date (YY-MM-DD)	Place	Event	Actor	Theme	Keywords
45-02-08	France	Creation of the French Inter Ministerial Committee on Indochina (COMINDO)	French political figure	Political	Organization
45-03-09	Indochina	Japanese coup de force ending French colonial rule in Indochina	Japanese Army	Political	Coup
45-03-11	Hue	Bao Dai, backed by the Japanese, denounces the French protectorate and proclaims Vietnam's independence	Vietnamese political figure, Japanese army	Political	Monarchy, Independence
45-03-13	Cambodia	King Norodom Sihanouk declares Cambodia's Independence	Cambodian monarchy	Political	Independence
45-04-17	Hue	Installation of the Tran Trong Kim government at the head of the Empire of Vietnam	Vietnamese political figure, Japanese army	Political	Independence, Organization
45-05-08	Germany	Germany surrenders	Germany	Military	End of W.W.II
45-07-17	Germany	The Allied leaders in Postdam divide Indochina at the 16th parallel, with the China Theater in charge of the north and the British South East Asia Command in the South	International relations	Political, Military	End of W.W.II, partition, occupation, Republic of China, United Kingdom
45-08-06	Japan	The Americans drop atomic bomb on Hiroshima	USA	Military	Bombing, End of W.W.II
45-08-08	Phnom Penh	During the night, the Japanese back a coup and allow Son Ngoc Thanh to seize power	Cambodia	Political	Monarchy, Coup, Independence
45-08-09	Japan	The Americans drop atomicbomb on Nagasaki	USA	Military	Bombing, End of W.W.II
45-08-14	Japan	Japan surrenders	Japan	Military	End of W.W.II
45-08-14	Hue	Bao Dai announces with Japanese backing, the annexation and unification of Cochinchina with the rest of Vietnam (Annam and Tonkin)	Vietnamese political figure, Japanese army	Political	Independence, Monarchy
45-08-15	Paris	Charles de Gaulle names Admiral Thierry d'Argenlieu as high commissioner of France in Indochina	French military figure, French political figure	Political, Military	High Commissioner
45-08-16	Hanoi	The Viet Minh call for insurrection	Viet Minh	Political, Military	Independence, City, Revolution
45-08-16	Tan Trao, Tonkin	A people assembly of 60 representatives elect the Committee for the liberation of Vietnam	Viet Minh		Independence
45-08-17	Paris	Charles de Gaulle names Marcel Alessandri interim High Commissioner for Indochina	French armed forces	Military	High Commissioner
45-08-17	Tonkin	The dikes of the Lo and Thao rivers break		Social, Economy	Rice, Economy, Famine, Flood, Food
45-08-17	Saigon, Cochinchina	Meeting of the Nam Bo territorial committee (Xu Uy Nam Bo) in Cho Dem, deciding to make publicthe Communist party and the Viet Minh in Saigon	Vietnamese communist, Viet Minh	Political	Meeting
45-08-18		Viet Minh begin to seize power in main provinces starting in north and moving southwards in the following weeks	Viet Minh	Political	Mobilization, Insurrection, Revolution
45-08-18	Saigon, Cochinchina	The Vanguard Youth claims to be "faithful to the nation, determined to fight the enemy"	Youth, Viet Minh	Political	Demonstration, Social unrest, Youth, Sports
45-08-19	Thai Binh, Hanoi, Tonkin	The Viet Minh seize power in the "August Revolution". The Vinh Bao dike breaks, the Hung Nhan one breaks 2 days later followed by the My Lo on 22/8/1945		Economy, Social	Insurrection, Revolution, Independence, Rice, irrigation, harvest, famine, food, flood
45-08-20		Bao Dai sends telegrams to Allied leaders asking them to respect Vietnamese independence	International relations, Allied, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Independence, Communications, Allies
45-08-20	Saigon, Cochinchina	Meeting of the Viet Minh front attended by several personalities, such as Tran Van Giau and Huynh Tan Phat	Viet Minh, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Meeting
45-08-21	Saigon, Cochinchina	Nam Bo territorial committee (Xu Uy Nam Bo)'s second Cho Dem meeting deciding to initiate an insurrection in Tan An in order to test the Japanese Army's reaction	Viet minh, Vietnamese communist	Political, Military	Japanese army, Independence
45-08-22	Hanoi, Tonkin	Jean Sainteny and small team arrives in Hanoi on the same plane as Archimedes Patti	French military figure, USA	Political	Arrival
45-08-22	Ha Nam, Tonkin	The Day river dike breaks		Social, Economy	Rice, Paddy, Harvest, Irrigation, starvation, Flood
45-08-22	Tan An, Cochinchina	Vietnamese seizure of power in Tan An district	Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist	Political	Insurrection, Revolution
45-08-23	Hue, Hanoi	The Viet Minh central committee sends a letter calling on king Bao Dai to abdicate	Viet Minh, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy
45-08-23	Saigon, Cochinchina	Nam Bo territorial committee (Xu Uy Nam Bo)'s third Cho Dem meeting decides an insurrection in Saigon on the night of the 24/8, agrees on the election of a provisional executive committee of 9 members, headed by Tran van Giau	Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist	Political	Insurrection, Revolution, Independence, Meeting
45-08-25	Saigon, Cochinchina	Insurrection in Saigon, Cho Lon and Gia Dinh	Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist	Political	Insurrection, Revolution, Independence
45-08-25	Hanoi, Tonkin	Ho Chi Minh arrives in Hanoi from Việt Bắc	Vietnamese political figure	Political
45-08-27	Hanoi	Emergence of the Vietnamese Provisional Government	DRV	Political	State formation, Independence, Revolution
45-08-27		Meeting organized by local French Communists between French Commissioner of the Republic for Cochinchina, Jean Cedile and representatives of the Nam Bo Committee, including Tran Van Giau, Pham Ngoc Thach and Nguyen Van Tao.	French military figure, Viet Minh	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
45-08-27		Vo Nguyen Giap meets Jean Sainteny	Vietnamese military figure, French military figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
45-08-28		British General Douglas Gracey named commander-in-chief of Allied Forces south of the 16th parallel, including those of the French	UK, French armed forces	Military	Partition, Occupation, British
45-08-28		First Cabinet of the Provisional government of what becomes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) announced; Pham Ngoc Thach is nominated the first minister of health in provisional government	DRV	Social, Political	Medicine, Health, State formation, Nomination
45-08-29	Luang Prabang, Laos	Prince Savangvatthana meets French commandant Imfeld	French military figure, Laos	Political	Meeting, Franco-Lao Relations
45-08-30	Hue	Official abdication of Bao Dai in the presence of a delegate of the provisional government in Hanoi. The ex-emperor agrees to become supreme advisor to the government	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, State formation
45-08-30	Hanoi, Tonkin	The Japanese army transfers Radio Bach Mai to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	DRV	Political, Social	Radio, Media; Communications
45-08-30	Luang Prabang, Laos	King Sisavangvong signs a declaration affirming that Japanese occupation, including the coup de force, had not invalidated the French protectorate over Laos	Laos, French military figure	Political	Independence, Franco-Lao Relations
45-09-01	Vientiane, Laos	Viceroy Prince Phetsarath declares the independence of Laos	Laos, French Armed forces	Political	Franco-Lao Relations, Independence, Monarchy
45-09-02	Hanoi	At Ba Dinh square, proclamation confirming Vietnam's independence by Ho Chi Minh; Official birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	DRV	Political	Independence, Revolution, Meeting
45-09-02	Tokyo	Formal signing of Japanese capitulation	Japanese government	Political, Military	End of WWII
45-09-03	Hanoi, Tonkin	The first Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) government cabinet meeting	DRV	Political	State formation, Independence, Meeting
45-09-04		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 4SL creating an Independence Fund	DRV	Political, Economy	Economy, Banking system
45-09-05		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 7SL guaranteeing the freedom of sale and transportation of rice and grain	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Rice, Trade, Economy, Food, Communications
45-09-05		Democractic Republic of Vietnam decree 15SL deciding the national flag: a yellow star on a red background	DRV	Political	State formation
45-09-05		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 6 outlaws supplying or trading with the enemy (including the returning French)	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	State formation, Mobilization, Trade, Economy
45-09-07		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 11 organizing the state apparatus responsible for the taxes	DRV	Political, Social, Economy	Tax, State formation, Budget, Economy
45-09-07	Hanoi	"The Voice of Viet Nam" (Dai Tieng Noi Viet Nam) begins broadcasts from Hanoi	DRV	Political, Social	Radio, Media, Communications
45-09-07		Democractic Republic of Vietnam decree 11SL abrogating the individual tax	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Economy, Banking system, tax
45-09-08		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decrees the organization of general elections	DRV	Political	State formation, Elections, Independence
45-09-08		DRV creation of the Popular Education Office aimed at the eradication of illiteracy	DRV	Political, Social	Literacy, Education, Propaganda, State Formation
45-09-08		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 14SL deciding the organization of general elections within the next two months	DRV	Political	State formation
45-09-09		In conformity with the Postdam agreements and the issuance of Order No.1 by U.S. President Harry Truman, Chinese troops enter northern Indochina to disarm the Japanese and maintain order	Chinese Nationalist, Japanese Army	Military, Political	Partition, Occupation, Potsdam, Republic of China-French Relations, Republic of China-Vietnamese Relations, Franco-Chinese Relations, Sino-French Relations
45-09-10		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) circular allowing individuals to purchase weapons for self defence	DRV	Political, Social	Weapons
45-09-10		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 27SL creating the Tax Bureau	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Economy, Banking system, tax
45-09-12		DRV Creation of the Ministry of Defence's Liaisons and communications office	PAVN	Military	Communications, Radios, Telephones
45-09-12	Saigon, Cochinchina	Arrival in Cochinchina of a Gurkha battalion and the French 5th R.I.C. from Rangoon. French civilians gather in Catinat street to welcome their arrival.	UK, French civilians	Military, Political	Occupation, End of WWII, Franco-British Relations, Vietnamese-British Relations, Mobilization
45-09-13		Entry of British troops in southern Indochina to disarm the Japanese	UK, Japanese Army	Political, Military	Partition, Occupation, Potsdam, Franco-British Relations, Vietnamese-British Relations, Japanese-British Relations, United Kingdom
45-09-13		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 13/SL on the competence of military courts to be established in Hanoi, Haiphong, Thai Nguyen, Ninh Binh, Vinh, Hue, Quang Ngai, Saigon and My Tho.	DRV, PAVN	Political, Social	Justice, State Formation
45-09-17	Tonkin, Hanoi	Organizing of the "gold week" to help fill the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)'s empty coffers	DRV	Political, Social, Economy	Gold, Currency, Economy, Banking, Mobilization
45-09-19	Paris	Meeting between Charles de Gaulle and a representative of the Republic of China. The latter agrees not to block the restoration of French sovereignty to Indochina	French political figure, Chinese Nationalist	Political	Meeting, Republic of China-French Relations, Sino-French Relations, Franco-Chinese Relations
45-09-20		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 34SL creating the Constitution Drafting committee composed of Hồ Chí Minh, Vũ Thụy, Đặng Thai Mai, Vũ Trọnh Khánh, Lê Văn Hiến, Nguyễn Lương Bằng, Đặng Xuân Khu	DRV	Political	State formation
45-09-20	Luang Prabang	Arrival in upper Laos of the 93rd division of the Republic of China army	Laos, Chinese nationalist	Political	Occupation, Republic of China-French Relations, Republic of China-Lao Relations, Sino-French Relations, Sino-Lao Relations, Partition
45-09-21	Saigon, Cochinchina	General Gracey proclaims martial law in lower Vietnam	UK	Military, Political	Law, Justice, Occupation, Franco-British Relations, Vietnamese-British Relations
45-09-23	Saigon	French launch coup de force, with British green light, driving the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) out of the city before going on to retake major roads, bridges, and provincial capitals in Vietnam below the 16th parallel. The Indochina War begins in the south, while the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) remains in power in Hanoi thanks to Chinese decision not to overthrow the government or to allow a rapid French return	UK, Chinese Nationalist, French armed forces, DRV	Political, Military	Occupation, coup, 23 September, Independence, Start of War
45-09-23	Rome, Vietnam	Four Vietnamese bishops make public a letter sent to Pope Pius XII calling on the Vatican to respect Vietnamese independence	Catholic Church	Social, Political	Vatican, Catholicism, Church, Independence, Religion
45-09-26	Cochinchina	Dewey OSS leader in Indochina is killed near Tan Son Nhut, first US military man killed in Indochina	USA, Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Military	Casualty, terrorist attack
45-09-28	Singapore	Colonel Jean Cedile and General Douglas Gracey meet; Admiral Mountbattne, head of South East Asia Command, invites Cedile to resume negotiations with the Vietnamese and reminds Gracey to remain neutral	UK, French military figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-British Relations, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Vietnamese-British Relations
45-09-28		Ho Chi Minh calls for the people "sharing rice and clothes" (sẽ cơm nhường áo)	DRV	Political, Social	Mobilization, Insurrection, Revolution
45-09-28	Hanoi, Tonkin	Ho Chi Minh meets Léon Pignon and General Alessandri	Vietnamese political figure, DRV, French political figure, French military figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
45-10-02	Saigon, Cochinchina	General Gracey signs a truce with the Nam Bo committee	UK, Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Agreement, Vietnamese-British Relations, United Kingdom
45-10-03	Saigon, Cochinchina	Arrival of the first contingents of the French Expeditionary Corps to Indochina below the 16th parallel	French armed forces	Military	Start of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Expeditionary Corps
45-10-03		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)'s first communiqué on its foreign policy, towards Allied countries fighting Fascism, towards France and towards neighboring countries	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
45-10-03		Negotiations between the French and the Nam Bo Committee.	French military figure, Viet Minh	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of War
45-10-04		Formation of early DRV 'Southern Advance' (Nam Tiến) units in north and center to assist Southern resistance	PAVN	Military
45-10-05	Saigon	Arrival of General Leclerc at Tan Son Nhut air base	French military figure	Military, Political	Start of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
45-10-08	Laos	The Lao Issara inform King Sisavangvong of their intention to establish a constitutional monarchy	Lao nationalist	Political	Monarchy, Parliament, State formation, Independence
45-10-09		Agreement whereby the United Kingdom recognizes French authority over Indochina	UK, French political figure	Political	Franco-British Relations, Occupation
45-10-10	Singapore	Inter-allied conference in Singapore (Mountbatten, Leclerc and Gracey)	Political, Military	Political	Meeting, Franco-British Relations
45-10-10	Saigon	The truce between the Vietnamese and the British army is disrupted, Franco-British troops launch an operation to occupy Saigon and vicinity	French military figure, UK	Military	Start of War, Vietnamese-British Relations, Occupation
45-10-10		King Sisavanvong deposes Viceroy Petsarah	Laos	Political	State formation, Monarchy, Franco-Lao Relations, Independence
45-10-10	Thakhek, Laos	Prince Souphanouvong creates a Committee for the Independence of Laos	Lao Communist	Political	State formation, Independence, Franco-Lao Relations
45-10-15	Phnom Penh	Leclerc orders the arrest of Cambodian leader Son Ngoc Thanh	Political, Cambodian nationalist	Political	Franco-Cambodian Relations, Independence, coup
45-10-15	Laos	The Lao provisional government presents its program to the provisional National Assembly	Lao nationalist	Political	Parliament, State formation, Independence, Franco-Lao Relations
45-10-15	Mekong Delta	Operation Moussac carried out by Lieutenant colonel Massu's armored troops aimed at reoccupying the Mekong Delta.	French armed forces	Military	Battle, reoccupation
45-10-15	Hanoi	Ho Chi Minh meets Jean Sainteny	Vietnamese political figure, DRV, French military figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Independence
45-10-17		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 51SL deciding the organization of the general elections on the 23/12/1945	DRV	Political	State formation
45-10-17		Ho Chi Minh sends a telegram to Truman protesting against the French representing Vietnam on the United Nations' Advisory Committee on Pacific Affairs	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
45-10-22		Ho Chi Minh sends a letter to Truman presenting the situation and the goals of the DRV, requiring international recognition and joining the Declaration of Independence, Bao Dai's resignation, the DRV's communique on foreign policy and an explanatory note on its position towards the south of Vietnam	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
45-10-23	Hanoi	First accord between the Viet Minh and the non-Communist opposition parties in northern Vietnam: the Vietnam Nationalist Party (VNQDD) and the Dong Minh Hoi (DMH)	Viet Minh, VNQDD, DMH,	Political	Opposition, Civil War, Mobilization, Elections
45-10-25	Cai Be, Mekong Delta	Nam Bo territorial committee (Xu Uy Nam Bo) meeting in Thien Ho, with the return of Poulo Condor detainees, Le Duan and Ton Duc Thang	Vietnamese communist, Viet Minh	Political	Meeting, Indochinese Communist Party, Prison
45-10-25	Cochinchina	French navy encounters fierce fire fight at Go Cong	French armed forces, Viet Minh	Military	Start of War, occupation
45-10-25	Laos	French evacuate Sam Neua, located above the 16th parallel coming under Chinese occupation	Laos, French Armed forces, Vietnamese communist, Viet minh	Political	Franco-Lao Relations, Occupation, Evacuation
45-10-28		Ho Chi Minh sends a telegram to Chiang Kaishek protesting against British support to the French and requiring international recognition of the DRV	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
45-10-28	Laos	French evacuate further posts along the Viet-Lao border such as Nape, Naphao, Tchepone	Laos, French Armed forces	Military	Franco-Lao Relations, Occupation, Evacuation
45-10-29		Leclerc instructs Salan to organize the return of French troops in southern China to northern Indochina but without causing problems with Republic of China occupying forces	French military figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China, Occuption, Withdrawal
45-10-30	Vientiane, Laos	The Lao Issara holds a ceremony in Vientiane to proclaim the independence and unity of Laos. On the same day is the creation of the Lao liberation and defense army under the command of Souphanouvong	Lao nationalist	Political, Military	Independence, Monarchy, Franco-Lao Relations, Army
45-10-31	Saigon	Admiral Thierry d'Argenlieu arrives in Saigon	French military figure	Political, Military	High Commissioner, Start of War
45-11-01		Ordination as Bishop of Mgr Le Huu Tu. No French bishop is present. Representatives of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) government attend ceremony, such as Vo Nguyen Giap, Pham Van Dong, Tran Huy Lieu, Nguyen Manh Ha as well as Bao Dai	Catholic Church	Social, Political	Catholicism, Religion, Church, Civil War, Opposition
45-11-04	Laos	Prince Phetsarath of Laos, leader of pro-independence government, deposes King Sisavangvong	Lao nationalist	Political	Monarchy, Civil War, State Formation
45-11-06	Hanoi? Phat Diem?	Meeting between Ho Chi Minh and Bishop Le Huu Tu	Catholic, Viet Minh, DRV	Political	Meeting, Catholicism, Religion, Civil War
45-11-07	China	Salan visits French troops located in southern China	French armed forces	Military	Occupation, Sino-French Relations, Republic of China, Expeditionary Corps
45-11-08	Cochinchina	The French reoccupy Tay Ninh	French armed forces	Military	Start of War, Occupation
45-11-09		Exchange of letters between Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk and the French high commissioner Thierry d'Argenlieu	Cambodian monarchy, French political figure	Political	Monarchy, Sihanouk, High Commissioner, Franco-Cambodian Relations
45-11-11	Hanoi	Self dissolution of the Indochinese Communist Party	Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Political	Indochinese Communist Party, Opposition, Civil War
45-11-11		The Vietnam Liberation Army becomes the National Guard	PAVN	Military	Armed forces reorganization
45-11-13		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) circular 55VP decides to reduce by 1/4 the land tax on tenant farmers and hired laborers	DRV	Political, Social, Economy	State formation, Tax, Peasantry, Mobilization, Land Reform, Economy, Agriculture
45-11-15		The Vietnam University gives its first class in the vernacular language, Vietnamese, and not in French	DRV	Social	Education, Language
45-11-17		Thierry d'Argenlieu's financial advisor, François Bloch-Lainé anounces suspension of Indochina piastre 500 bill, printed after 9 March 1945	French political figure	Political, Economy, Social	Currency, Banking system
45-11-19		The Lao Issara formally depose the King	Lao nationalist	Political	Monarchy, state formation, Lao Issara, Phetsarath
45-11-20	An Phu, Gia Dinh	Military conference headed by Gen Nguyen Binh to divide Nam Bo into military zones	PAVN	Military	Meeting, start of war, zones
45-11-20		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) issues instructions on land owners, tenants and peasants	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Land, Peasantry
45-11-20	Nha Trang, Annam	The French navy reoccupies Nha Trang	French armed forces	Military	Start of War, Occupation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
45-11-22		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 63SL to establish administrative committees and people's council at province, district and commune levels.	DRV	Political	State formation, Center/Periphery
45-11-22		Indochinese Communist Party standing bureau issues instruction on "Resistance and National Construction"	Viet Minh	Political	Mobilization, Insurrection, Revolution
45-11-23		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 64/SL creating the Inspectorate and the special court in order to check the work of the administrative committees and state organizations	DRV	Political	Justice, Courts, State Formation, Administration
45-11-24		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) drafts doctors and pharmacists into the Army	PAVN	Social, Military	Conscription, Mobilization, medicine, Health
45-11-24		Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (VNQDD) signs a resolution expressing its "solidarity" with the Viet Minh, declares its desire to respect the resolutions of the 19/11/1945 meeting and agrees to support insurrection in the South.	VNQDD, Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist	Political	VNQDD, Opposition, Elections, Civil War
45-11-25		Indochinese Communist Party Standing Bureau issues directive on resistance: Kháng chiến kiến quốc	Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist	Political	Mobilization, Insurrection, Revolution
45-11-25	Phat Diem	Ho Chi Minh visits Phat Diem diocese at the invitation of Mgr. Le Huu Tu	Catholic, Viet Minh, DRV	Political, Social	Catholics, Church, Religion, Opposition
45-11-26	Hanoi	A demonstration breaks out while city dwellers line up to exchange their 500 piastre bills	Civilians	Social	Currency, Banking, Social Unrest, Economy
45-11-28	Hanoi, Tonkin	Ho Chi Minh approves the creation of the Uy Ban toi cao tiep te va cuu te or the Supreme Committee for Assistance and Relief aid	DRV	Political, Social	Famine, Food, Economy, Social Unrest
45-12-01		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)'s Ministry of Finance issues decision 76TC on the emission of Vietnamese currency.	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Banking system, Economy
45-12-03	Hanoi, Tonkin	Opening of the first ethnic minority conference	DRV	Political, Social	Ethnic Minorities, Highlands
45-12-03	Hanoi	Ho Chi Minh addresses a letter to the members of the Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (VNQDD) on the importance of the general elections	VNQDD, Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist, DRV	Political	Opposition, Elections, State Formation, Civil War
45-12-05		First issue of the "Truth" journal (Báo Sự Thật) appears	Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist	Political, Social	Newsprint, Media
45-12-05	Annam	The French reoccupy Ban Me Thuot	French armed forces	Military	Occupation, Start of War
45-12-10	Hanoi	Franco-Chinese monetary negotiations open following the withdrawal of 500 piastre bills	Chinese Nationalist, DRV	Political	Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China, Sino-French Relations, Currency, Finances
45-12-10		Creation Zone VII covering the upper swath of Cochinchina/Nam Bo during the first half of the Indochina war, zone VIII the middle of Cochinchina/Nam Bo and zone IX the southern part of Cochinchina/Nam Bo	DRV	Political, Military	Administration, Zones, Start of War
45-12-11		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Ministry of Finance decides that importation of salt to go through Haiphong	DRV	Political, Economy	Salt, Economy, Food
45-12-14		De Gaulle meets Prince Vinh San and accepts his plan for a government, unity and independence for Vietnam	Vietnamese political figure, French political figure	Political	Independence, Unity
45-12-14	Hanoi	Salan meets Lu Han and Ma Ing	French military figure, Chinese Nationalist	Political, Military	Meeting, Sino-French Relations, Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China, Occupation, Potsdam
45-12-18		Ho Chi Minh signs decree 76SL reporting the general elections to the 6/1/1946	DRV	Political	State formation
45-12-22		Second accord between Viet Minh and opposition parties	Viet Minh, VNQDD, DMH	Political	VNQDD, Opposition, Elections, State Formation, Civil War
45-12-22	China	Nationalist General Lu Han receives the instructions to encourage all Vietnamese supporting the Nationalist cause to rally the government	Chinese Nationalist	Political, Military	Sino-Vietnamese Relations, Republic of China, Occupation
45-12-25		Revaluation of the piastre at 17 francs	French political figure	Political, Economy, Social	Currency, Banking, Exchange Rate, Economy, Finances
45-12-25		Prince Vinh San flies leaves for Indochina via la Reunion island but dies in a plane crash	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, Opposition, Charles de Gaulle
45-12-26		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) circular 105/TY regulates the distribution of the cost of repairing/constructing dikes	DRV	Political, Social, Economy	Dikes, Floods, Food, Famines, Economy, Agriculture
45-12-29		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decision 164 on the elections of local People's committee and Administrative committees	DRV	Political	Administration, State Formation, Elections
45-12-31		French expeditionary corps numbers 46 513 men	French armed forces	Military	Expeditionary Corps
46-01-01		United Kingdom signs accord transferring the duty of disarming the Japanese army south of the 16th parallel; France concedes privileges in Syria and Lebanon	UK, French political figure	Political, Military	Potsdam, Occupation, Withdrawal, Franco-British Relations, Franco-Japanese Relations
46-01-04	Chunking	Salan receives a memorandum according to which the Chinese 93rd division can be replaced by French Expeditionary corps in Laos	French armed forces, French military figure, Chinese nationalist	Political, Military	Potsdam, Occupation, Franco-Chinese Accords, Sino-French Accords, Withdrawal
46-01-06		First Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) elections boycotted by nationalist opposition, Dong Minh Hoi(DMH) and Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (VNQDD)	DRV, Viet Minh, VNQDD, DMH	Political	Elections, State Formation, Opposition, Civil War
46-01-07		Franco-Cambodian modus vivendi reached, according Cambodia autonomy within the French Union	Cambodian monarchy, French political figure	Political	Franco-Cambodian Relations
46-01-08	China	General Salan sent to China to discuss replacement of Chinese troops by French.	French armed forces Official, France, Chinese Nationalist,	Political, Military	Potsdam, Occupation, Withdrawal, Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China
46-01-14		Ho Chi Minh sends a telegram to the USSR, US and Chinese representatives at the United Nations and insists on the need for international recognition of Vietnamese independence	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
46-01-15		Ho Chi Minh signs a decree nationalizing the railway between Hai Phong and Yunnan to the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	DRV	Political, Economy	Communications, Transportation, Railway, Economy
46-01-16		Agreement between the Republic of China and the French allowing French troops in China to return to Laos above the 16th parallel	French armed forces, Chinese nationalist	Political, Military	Potsdam, Occupation, Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China
46-01-20	Paris	General de Gaulle resigns and retires to Colombey-les-Deux Eglises.	France, French political figure	Political	Charles de Gaulle
46-01-24		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Decree 11SL organizing the People's administration in large towns	DRV	Political	State formation, Center/Periphery
46-01-25	Annam	French armed forces launch operation Gaur to reoccupy Annam below the 16th parallel	French armed forces	Military	Start of War, Occupation
46-01-26	Dalat?	D'Argenlieu creates the Groupement d'écoute radioelectrique de l'Indochine	French political figure	Political, Social	Radio, Communication, Intelligence, High Commissioner
46-01-30		DRV creation of the Central Office for Sports	DRV	Political, Social	Education
46-01-31		DRV issues bank notes South of the 16th parallel, which will be introduced to the Center and the North by August and circulating across the country by the end of 1946	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Banking system, Economy, Currency
46-02-04	Mekong Delta	French complete the reoccupation of the Mekong Delta by reaching Ca Mau	French armed forces	Military	Potsdam, Occupation, Start of War, Mekong
46-02-06	Cochinchina, Annam	Leclerc declares the completion of the pacification of Cochinchina and South Annam below the 16th parallel	French political figure	Military	Pacification, Start of War, Occupation
46-02-10	Hanoi	The Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang (VNQDD) celebrates the anniversary of the 1930 Yen Bay insurrection	VNQDD	Political	VNQDD, Opposition, Civil War, Demonstration
46-02-16		Ho Chi Minh sends a letter to President Truman claiming that "France which is the country which betrayed both the Allies and Vietnam, has returned and is carrying out a destructive war..."	DRV, USA	Political	Vietnamese-American Relations, Ho Chi Minh, Truman
46-02-16		Ho Chi Minh meets Sainteny to discuss the return of French forces and the possible entry of Vietnam into the Indochinese Federation and French Union	DRV, Vietnamese political figure, French military figure	Political	Meeting, Sainteny, Ho Chi Minh, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-02-17		D'Argenlieu leaves for Paris in order to defend his project of an Indochinese Federation to the new provisional government of Felix Gouin	French military figure	Political	Arrival, Debate, Parliament
46-02-18		DRV sends a diplomatic note to the Chinese, US, USSR and British governements on its interpretation of the San Francisco declaration	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
46-02-21	Hanoi, Tonkin	Demonstration organized by Phan Huy Dan demanding the return of Bao Dai to power	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Opposition, Demonstration, social unrest, monarchy
46-02-21		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 23 unifies all security and police forces under the Ministry of Interior	DRV	Political, Social	Police, State Formation, Opposition, Civil War, Sino-Vietnamese Relations, VNQDD
46-02-24		Under Chinese pressure, Ho Chi Minh agrees to create national coalition government	Viet Minh, VNQDD, Vietnamese communists	Political	Parliament, Opposition, State Formation
46-02-25		Meeting of the Viet Minh, Vietnam Democratic party, VNQDD, and DMH to discuss three issues: 1) the organization of the resistance front, 2) creating a resistance committee, 3) creating a national advisory group	Viet Minh, VNQDD, Vietnamese communists	Political	Parliament, Opposition, State Formation
46-02-28	Chunking, China	French accord with Republic of China allowing French to replace the Chinese in Indochina above the 16th parallel in exchange for French abandoning concessions in China and and allowing China free port status in Haiphong	French armed forces, France, Chinese Nationalist,	Political, Military	Reoccupation, Accord
46-03-02		First session of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)'s National Assembly is held, Ho Chi Minh is elected president and charge to form a government.	DRV, Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist, Opposition	Political	Parliament, Elections, Opposition, State formation
46-03-06	Hanoi, Tonkin	Franco-Viet Minh accord signed by Ho Chi Minh, Vu Hong Khanh and Jean Sainteny which stipulates: 1) Recognition by France of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) as a "free state" within the French Union, 2) organization of a referendum on the reunion of the 3 ky (Tonkin, Annam and Cochinchina) 3) Entry of French troops into Hanoi and establishment of combined Franco-Vietnamese garrison in northern centers for a limited time-period	DRV, French armed forces, France	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, French Union, Indochinese Federation, Occupation
46-03-06	Haiphong, Tonkin	French ships arrive off Haiphong, violent encounter with Chinese forces	French armed forces, France	Military	Reoccupation
46-03-07	Hanoi	The Franco-Vietnamese accords are made public. In the afternoon they organize a meeting on a Theater square in order to justify their action. 200 000 people attend	DRV, French political figure . Civilians	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-03-09		The Indochinese Communist Party's Standing Bureau issues the policy "of peace in order to advance" (Hoa de tien)	Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Political	Party discipline
46-03-17		Opening of the Bac Son politico-military school, responsible for the education of the military and party officials	Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist	Political	Party discipline
46-03-18	Hanoi	Arrival of General Leclerc's troops. First meeting between Leclerc and Ho Chi Minh. French war prisoners of Hanoi Citadel (held there since 9 March 1945) are rearmed and form 3e bataillon de marche (9e R.I.C., 19e R.I.C., and 5e R.E.I.)	French military figure, French armed forces	Political, Military	Prisoners of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Expeditionary Corps
46-03-21	Thakhek	Fighting breaks out in Thakhek, Laos, as French forces occupy areas areas above the 16th parallel	French armed forces	Military	Potsdam, Lao Issara, Franco-Lao Relations, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of War
46-03-24	Ha Long, Tonkin	Meeting in Ha Long Bay between Ho Chi Minh and High Commissioner Admiral Georges Thierry D'Argenlieu	DRV, French military figure	Political	Meeting, Negotiations
46-03-25	Hanoi	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Decree 34/SL on the organization of the Ministry of National Defense	DRV	Political, Military	State Formation, Armed forces organization
46-03-26	Tourane, Annam	French navy lands in Tourane (Nha Trang)	French armed forces	Military	Occupation, Start of War
46-03-28	Chunking?, China	Signing of the Sino-French Treaty authorizing French troops to replace withdrawing Chinese ones	French armed forces Official, France, Chinese Nationalist,	Political, Military	Potsdam, Occupation, Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China, Withdrawal
46-03-29		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Decree 40SL on individual liberties, regulating procedures of arrests and custody as well as a prohibition on the use of torture	DRV	Political, Social	Police
46-03-31		French expeditionary corps numbers 81 383 men	French armed forces	Military	Expeditionary Corps
46-04-01	Tonkin	Official replacement of Chinese troops by their French counterparts begins.	French armed forces Official, France, Chinese Nationalist,	Political, Military	Potsdam, March Accords, Withdrawal, Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China
46-04-03		Salan signs an accord with Vo Nguyen Giap on the stationing of French and Vietnamese troops	French armed forces, PAVN	Military	Occupation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-04-05		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) issues decree 46 and others forbidding the circulation of Indochinese piastre printed after the 6 March 1946 without government authorization	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Currency, Banking, Economy, Finances, State Formation
46-04-10		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Decree 48SL on the "Contributions for the National Defense"	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Mobilization, Insurrection, Revolution
46-04-10	Ba Queo, Saigon, Cochinchina	General Nguyen Binh attempts to reform the Unified National Front with Hoa Hao, Cao Dai and Binh Xuyen forces	Vietnamese military figure, Vietnamese political figure, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao, Binh Xuyen	Political, Military	State Formation, Military Affairs, Opposition, Religion, Cao Dai, Hoa Hao, Binh Xuyen, Viet Minh
46-04-12	Luang Prabang	Republic of China troops evacuate Luang Prabang	Chinese nationalist	Military	Sino-Lao Relations, Occupation, Withdrawal, Potsdam
46-04-15		DRV creation of the Tran Quoc Tuan military academy, responsible for the formation of officers in the army, the first class opens the 26/5/1946 in Son Tay	DRV, PAVN	Military	Armed forces formation
46-04-16		Creation of the DRV's military medicine branch	PAVN	Social, Military	Medicine, Health, Hygiene, Doctors
46-04-16	France	DRV National Assembly delegation goes to France at the invitation of the French National Assembly	DRV	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-04-17	Cochinchina	French reoccupation of Poulo Condor prison	French armed forces	Military	Prisons, Occupation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-04-17	Dalat, Annam	Opening of the Dalat conference	French political figure, DRV	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-04-19	Pleiku, Annam	Ethnic Minorities conference in the South	DRV	Political	Mobilization, Insurrection, Revolution
46-04-19	Cochinchina	General Nguyen Binh gives instructions to attack on all fronts in order to support the position of the DRV delegation at the Dalat conference	PAVN	Military	Battle
46-04-20	Vientiane, Laos	The Republic of China's 93rd division evacuates Vientiane	Chinese Nationalist	Military	Potsdam, Laos, Franco-Chinese Relations, Occupation, Withdrawal, Lao Issara
46-04-22	Hanoi	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 52/SL guaranteeing the freedom of association, under the condition that such activities do not harm national interest or security	DRV	Political	State Formation, Police, Justice
46-04-23	Dalat, Annam	Pham Ngoc Thach arrives secretly in Dalat and makes a declaration at the Dalat talks, arrested by the French	Vietnamese communist, Viet Minh	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-04-25	Ventiane, Laos	French enter Vientiane. Flight of Lao Issara leaders and government to Thailand	French armed forces, Lao nationalist	Military	Occupation, Franco-Lao Relations, Thailand, Lao Issara
46-04-29	Haiphong, Tonkin	Repatriation of Japanese troops from Indochina above the 16th parallel begins	Japanese Army	Military	Prisoners of War, Japanese, Repatriation
46-04-30	Cochinchina	Repatriation of Japanese troops from Indochina below the 16th parallel begins	Japanese army	Military	Prisoners of War, Japanese, Repatriation
46-05-01		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) issues decree 47/SL on the organization of the Army's general staff, defining its role as a commander of the national army and the popular militia	DRV	Military	Armed forces organization
46-05-08		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Decree 64SL creating Labor offices, responsible for the defense of workers' rights, mediating employers-workers relationships and monitoring the implementation of labor related legislation	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Labor, Economy
46-05-12	Laos	French Republic Commissioner announces to Prince Savangvatthana the French desire to recognize a unified Laos under the monarchy	French political figure, Laos	Political	Monarchy, State Formation
46-05-16		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) call for a "Resistance participation fund" requiring citizen to each contribute for 10 days of military operation costs.	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Mobilization, Insurrection, Revolution
46-05-19	Annam	D'Argenlieu declares the autonomous zone for the Population montagnardes du Sud-Indochinois (PMSI)	French political figure, ethnic minorities	Political	Ethnic Minorities, Highlands
46-05-22		Decree renaming the National Guard as the Vietnam National Army. However, 'National Guards' remains the most common denomination unti the 1951 naming of People's Army of Vientam.	PAVN, DRV	Political, Military	Armed forces organization
46-05-25		Opening of the first class at the Tran Quoc Tuan military academy	PAVN	Military	Armed forces training, recruitment
46-05-27		DRV conference of worker representatives, creating a general labor union	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Labor, Economy
46-05-27		Creation of the Lien Viet (Hoi Lien Hiep Quoc Dan Viet Nam)	Viet Minh	Political	Mass organization, Viet Minh, State Formation
46-05-31		Ho Chi Minh visits France at the invitation of the governement	DRV	Political	Diplomacy, Franco-Vietnamese relations
46-06-01		Proclamation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina	Cochinchina autonomous republic	Military Political	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina, Government of South Vietnam, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-06-01		General Leclerc recalled to France and replaced by General Valluy	French Military figure	Military Political	Armed forces reorganization
46-06-12		French issue decree suppressing the sale of opium	French political figure	Political, Economy	Drug, Budget
46-06-13	France	Ho Chi Minh arrives in Biarritz, France, pending formation of a new government in Paris	DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-06-17		Republic of China troops begin evacuating northern Indochina	Chinese Nationalist	Military	Potsdam, Occupation, Withdrawal, Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China
46-06-26	Hanoi	Chinese troops headquarters leave Hanoi	Chinese Nationalist	Military, Political	Arrival
46-07-02		Ho Chi Minh is officially received in France by Georges Bidault, new French prime minister	DRV, French political figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-07-04		General Valluy writes to Vo Nguyen Giap and proposes military collaboration and training. Another letter is sent on 19/7/1946	French armed forces, PAVN	Military	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-07-06	Fontainebleau, France	Fontainebleau conference opens. Pham Van Dong deplores the French creation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina and accuses France of violating the 6 March Accord	DRV, French political figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-07-08	Lang Son, Tonkin	Chinese troops withdraw from Langson	Chinese Nationalist	Military	Potsdam, Occupation, Withdrawal, Franco-Chinese Relations, Republic of China
46-07-11		Relations between the Viet Minh/Indochinese Communist Party and the opposition parties deteriorate rapidly and civil war breaks out in Hanoi and the provinces (On Nhu Hau affair)	Dai Viet, Viet Minh, Vietnamese communist	Political	Opposition, Civil War
46-07-13	Cochinchina	Nguyen Van Tam and Cedile sign agreement to create the Police Nationale Cochinchinoise for the Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina	Cochinchina autonomous republic, France	Political	Republic of Cochinchina, Police
46-07-22	Hanoi	Creation of the Vietnamese Socialist Party	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Socialism
46-08-01	Dalat, Annam	Second Dalat Conference organized by Thierry d'Argenlieu to advance his Indochina Federation project	Vietnamese political figure, French military figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Republic of Cochinchina, Indochina Federation
46-08-06	Bac Ninh, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) attack on a French convoy. The Bac Ninh Incident	DRV, French armed forces	Military	Battle
46-08-10		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Decree 146SL describing the guiding principles of its education policy: harmonizing all people, all ethnic groups and all knowledge under the nation and democracy	DRV	Political, Social	Education
46-08-19		Celebration of the First anniversary of the August 1945 Revolution	DRV	Political, Social
46-08-21		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) interdiction of exporting metal, cars and car parts	DRV	Political, Economy	Mobilization
46-08-22	Cochinchina	Pham Cong Tac allowed to return from Madagascar to Cochinchina on the condition that he work with the French and their partners	Cao Dai, French armed forces, Opposition	Political, Military	Opposition, Religion, Cao Dai, Opposition, Civil War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-08-23		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 162 allows the Ministry of Defense to mobilize a larger number of doctors, pharmacists and nurses than the previous decree (24/11/1945)	DRV	Social, Military	Medicine, Health, mobilization, Hygiene
46-08-25		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) first conference of teachers, discussing education policies	DRV	Social	Education
46-08-27	Paris	Franco-Lao modus vivendi signed, according Laos autonomy within the French Union	French political figure, Lao nationalist	Political	French Union, Franco-Lao Relations, Indochina Federation
46-08-31		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 154 defines the issuance and circulation of its currency in areas above the 16th parallel	DRV	Political, Economy, Social	Currency, Banking, Economy, Finances, State Formation
46-09-01	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	First elections of a national assembly since Sihanouk abrogated the absolute monarchy, establishes universal suffrage.	Cambodian nationalist	Political	State formation, Elections, Sihanouk, Franco-Cambodian Relations
46-09-16	Paris	Modus vivendi signed between Ho Chi Minh and Marius Moutet, back-dated to 15 September	DRV, diplomacy	Political	Autonomy, French Union
46-10-13	France	Adoption by referendum of the French Fourth Republic 's constitution	French politics	Political	French Fourth Republic, Politics
46-10-18		Thierry d'Argenlieu-Ho Chi Minh meeting	DRV Vietnamese military figure	Political	Meeting, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-10-19	Hanoi	All Country Military Meeting held by the Indochinese Communist Party (ICP)	Vietnamese Communist, Cambodian Communist, Lao Communist, Viet Minh	Political	Meeting, Military Affairs
46-10-20		Creation of the Vietnam Women's Union	DRV	Political, Social	Women
46-10-20		Ho Chi Minh returns to Hanoi by boat	DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-10-28		DRV National Assembly reconvenes to debate policy and agree on a constitution. Adjourns on 9 November	DRV	Political	State formation
46-10-31		Provisional cease fire implemented in Cochinchina and South Annam		Political	Cease fire, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-11-01	Hanoi	Creation of the Academy for Military Medicine in Hanoi	PAVN, DRV	Social, Military	Medicine, Health, Hygiene, Education
46-11-10	Saigon	Dr. Nguyen Van Thinh commits suicide	Opposition	Political
46-11-17		Treaty of Washington signed by which Thailand returns territories taken from French Cambodia and Laos in 1941	Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, French political figure	Political	Territory, Border
46-11-18		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)'s Defense ministry decision over the military stipend: 180 dong for food and 5 dong for miscellanous expenses each month	PAVN, DRV	Political, Economy, Social
46-11-20	Lang Son, Tonkin	Clash leading to full French occupation of Langson	French armed forces	Political	Occupation, Start of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-11-20	Haiphong, Tonkin	Clash leading to the full French occupation of Haiphong under colonel Debès	French armed forces	Political	Occupation
46-11-20		Conclusion of Franco-Cambodian accord allowing Cambodia to operate its own army, the Forces armées royales khmères (FARK)	Cambodia	Military, Political	Armed forces formation, Franco-Cambodian Relations
46-11-23		First assembly of the Vietnam Red Cross, chaired by Ho Chi Minh	DRV	Political, Social	Health
46-11-24		First All Country Culture Assembly	DRV	Political, Social	Mobilization
46-11-28	Paris, France	Bidault government resigns (but Bidault remains as head of caretaker government).	France, French political figure	Political	French policy
46-11-29	Paris, France	Cominindo meeting to prepare instructions for High Commissioner.	France, French political figure	Political	French policy
46-11-29	Paris, France	Barjot report: stresses that Cochinchina, not Tonkin, is key priority	French armed forces	Military	French policy
46-12-02	Hanoi, Tonkin	Sainteny returns to Hanoi; met by Giap at airport	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-03	Hanoi, Tonkin	Sainteny meets with Ho Chi Minh	French Military figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-03	Hanoi	Second Ethnic minorities assembly	DRV	Political	Mobilization
46-12-03	France	Sainteny reports to Valluy in Saigon that Ho Chi Minh seeks to avoid violent and complete break with French.	French Military figure	Political	HCM, negotiation
46-12-04	Da Nang, Annam	Foreign Legion battalion lands in Da Nang, without consulting the DRV.	French armed forces	Military	Arrival, French Legion
46-12-05	Paris, France	French Communist Party (FCP) candidate Maurice Thorez nominated for presidency but refused by National Assembly	French Political figure, FCP	Political	French Communist Party
46-12-05	Hanoi, Tonkin	Sainteny warns superiors that Ho Chi Minh is biding time, awaiting creation of new government in France.	French military figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-05	Paris?, France	Leclerc memo stresses need for Ho Chi Minh government to be allowed to save "face".	French military figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-06		Abbot Low Moffat, head of theSoutheast Asian Division of the U.S. Department of State arrives in Hanoi and meets with DRV leaders, including Ho Chi Minh	USA, DRV	Political	Diplomacy, Meeting
46-12-06	Tonkin	Ho Chi Minh addresses radio appeal to French National Assembly	DRV	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Communications, Radio, French policy
46-12-06	Saigon, Cochinchina	Formation of Le Van Hoach government in the Republic of Cochinchina following the suicide of Nguyen Van Thinh. Rival candidate, Colonel Nguyen Van Xuan, had left for Paris.	Cochinchina	Political	State formation, Republic of Cochinchina, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-06	France	Valluy warns Paris to be ready for further military action.	French military figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-07	Cochinchina	Le Van Hoach formally inaugurated as second president of the Republic of Cochinchina. Declares his position will be neither separatist nor pro-Unionist, but aimed at promoting Cochinchina for the Cochinchinese	Cochinchina	Political	State formation, Saigon
46-12-09	Tonkin	Ho Chi Minh replies to High Commissioner's letter of 26 November 1946.	DRV	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-10	France	Article written by Socialist Léon Blum (before his election) appears in party newspaper Le Populaire: speaks of "sincere agreement on the basis of independence".	French political figure	Political	French metropole, cabinet, newsprint
46-12-12	Paris, France	Léon Blum is elected by the French National Assembly to form a new government	French political figure	Political	French metropole, cabinet, election, parliament
46-12-12		Nomination of Pham Van Bach to head the Nam Bo territorial committee	Vietnamese communist, Viet Minh	Political	Administration, State Formation
46-12-13	Paris, France	Blum forms socialist cabinet as Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.	French political figure	Political	French metropole, cabinet
46-12-14	Paris, France	Cominindo hears Colonel Le Puloch's case for direct and immediate military action in Indochina	French armed forces	Military
46-12-15	Tonkin	Ho Chi Minh sends message to Léon Blum suggesting new peace initiatives, but message delayed in transit (by French in Indochina) and does not reach Paris until after wars breaks out	DRV	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Franco-Vietnamese Negotiations
46-12-16	Paris, France	Blum invested as Prime Minister. 1st attempt at government of National Unity fails, when French Communist Party (FCP) insists on having a major ministry.	French political figure, FCP	Political	Metropolitan France, cabinet, PCF
46-12-16	Haiphong, Tonkin	Valluy summons Sainteny, Morlière, Debès to secret meeting.	French armed forces	Military	Meeting
46-12-17	Paris, France	Vote of confidence in Blum cabinet. Moutet maintains his position at the head of the Overseas France Ministry	French political figure	Political	French metropole, cabinet
46-12-18	Paris, France	First meeting of new French Council of Ministers decides to send Moutet, Minister of Overseas France and admiral d'Argenlieu, to Indochina immediately	French political figure	Political	French policy
46-12-18	Paris, France	Blum sounds out Leclerc about going to Saigon. Leclerc makes conditions	French political Figure	Political	French policy
46-12-18	France	Valluy finally transmits Ho Chi Minh 1946-12-15 letter to Paris, attaching his comments	French political figure	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-18		Ho Chi Minh sends another telegram to Blum	DRV	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-18	Hanoi, Tonkin	French troops occupy Vietnamese Headquarters of Ministry of Finance and Communications Bureau	French armed forces	Military	Occupation, Start of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-18	Hadong, Tonkin	Beginning of the Indochinese Communist Party's Van Phuc meeting	Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Political	Meeting, Party
46-12-19	Paris, France	High Commissioner d'Argenlieu replies to Ho Chi Minh's letter of 12 December	French military figure	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-19	Hanoi, Tonkin	Sainteny calls for the disarming of DRV militia in and around Hanoi	French military figure	Military	Sainteny, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-19	Hanoi, Tonkin	Hoang Minh Giam seeks out Sainteny with Ho Chi Minh reply to French, but Sainteny was only willing to meet the next morning	DRV	Political	Correspondence
46-12-19	Hanoi suburbs, Tonkin	Ho Chi Minh issues call for national resistance - Loi keu goi toan quoc khang chien. Broadcast by radio the following day.	DRV	Political	Radio, Start of the War, Mobilization
46-12-19	Nam Dinh, Tonkin	Viet Minh sabotage Hanoi electricity station as signal to attack. Commanders authorized to attack in other DRV held cities located above the 16th parallel while Nguyen Binh goes on the attack in the south to hold down French forces	DRV	Military	City, Start of the War
46-12-19	Hanoi, Tonkin	General Morlière demands disarming of militia but refuses to see Hoang Minh Giam; Morlière refutes Hoang Huu Nam's 16 December 1946 complaint about French provocations; Morlière replies to Vo Nguyen Giap's 16 December 1946 letter, justifying French presence on grounds of Chinese piracy along border	French military figure	Military	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of War
46-12-19	Hanoi, Tonkin	Full-scale war in Indochina begins	Viet Minh	Military	Start of War
46-12-19	Paris, France	D'Argenlieu meeting with Blum	French military figure	Political	French policy, Start of War
46-12-19		Charles Aeschlimann travels to Vietnam on behalf of the International Committee of the Red Cross	French armed forces, DRV, ICRC	Social, Military	War prisoner, international law, Red Cross
46-12-20	Hanoi, Tonkin	Vo Nguyen Giap, Tran Quoc Hoan, Hoang Van Thai tour battle area around Hanoi	Vietnamese military figure	Military	City, Battle of Hanoi
46-12-20	Paris, France	Outrage expressed in French parliament and press over Vietnamese attacks. Moutet announces he will leave for Indochina to try to reestablish conditions of a politique d'accord.	French politics	Political	French policy, public opinion
46-12-20	Paris, France	D'Argenlieu departs for Saigon.	French military figure	Political	High Commissioner, Start of War
46-12-20	Paris, France	Ho Chi Minh congratulation letter to Blum deciphered.	DRV	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-20	Paris, France	Blum cables Ho Chi Minh, calling for ceasefire.	French political figure	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-21	Paris, France	Blum speech to Assembly: desires free Viet Nam within an Indochinese Federation and freely associated with the French Union.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-22	Paris, France	Leclerc called in by Blum and asked to go to Indochina on a fact finding mission for government.	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
46-12-22	Ha Dong?, Tonkin	Indochinese Communist Party Standing Bureau issues directive on All-country Resistance: Chi thi cua Ban Thuong Vu Trung Uong Dang "Toan dan Khang chien"	Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Political	Start of War, Indochinese Communist Party
46-12-22	Paris, France	Moutet leaves for Saigon.	French political figure	Political	French Policy, Start of the War
46-12-22	Paris, France	Laurentie writes to de Gaulle, introducing Cochinchinese Vice-President, Nguyen Van Xuan, and saying Hanoi events should be seen as a great political opportunity.	Cochinchina	Political	State formation, recognition
46-12-23	Paris, France	Blum speech to French Assembly - justifies use of force in Indochina since the responsibility for outbreak of hostilities lay with Viet Minh. Blum announces Moutet and Leclerc will be sent on inspection missions.	French political figure	Political	French policy, start of the war
46-12-23	Saigon, Cochinchina	Thierry d'Argenlieu returns to Indochina	French military figure	Political	High Commissioner, Start of War
46-12-23	Hanoi, Tonkin	Sainteny returns to General Governor's palace.	French military figure	Political	Sainteny, Start of the War
46-12-25	Nanking, China	Nguyen Tuong Tam announces imminent formation of a "national Vietnamese government", which will appeal to Republic of China and United States to end conflict in Viet Nam.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	State formation, Nhat Linh, Opposition
46-12-26	Tonkin	Phu-Lang-Thuong relieved by French force.	French armed forces	Military	Occupation, Start of the War
46-12-26	Saigon, Cochinchina	Moutet arrives in Indochina	French political figure	Political	French policy, Moutet
46-12-26	Ha Dong, Tonkin	Viet Nam radio announces Ho Chi Minh in Ha Dong.	DRV	Political	Radio, Communications
46-12-27	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodian King and Assembly give reception for Moutet.	Cambodian royalty	Political	Meeting, Franco-Cambodian Relations
46-12-28	Hanoi area, Tonkin	DRV general headquarters assessment of battle around Hanoi	DRV, PAVN	Military	City, Battle of Hanoi
46-12-28	Hanoi (symbolic only), Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) temporary suspension of all Peoples' Committee and Administrative Committee elections.	DRV	Political	State formation, Administration
46-12-28	Hanoi (symbolic only), Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Resistance Zone Committees empowered to decide on prisoner release or sentence reduction.	DRV	Political	State formation, Justice, Law
46-12-28	Hanoi (symbolic only), Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Joint Circular by Ministries of Defense and of Interior on organizing government machinery in special situations	DRV	Political	Industry, Mobilization
46-12-29	Saigon, Cochinchina	Meeting between Moutet and d'Argenlieu.	French political igure, French military figure	Political	French policy
46-12-29		Viet Nam radio announces Ho Chi Minh had sent a message to Blum, expressing satisfaction with arrival of Moutet, but insisting on return of French troops to their 17 December 1946 positions.	DRV	Political	Radio
46-12-30	Hanoi, Tonkin	High Commissioner Thierry d'Argenlieu enters General Governor's palace and cables satisfaction to Sarraut, famous French Govenor General in 1910s	French political figure	Political	Correspondence
46-12-31	Hanoi (symbolic only), Tonkin	Decree establishing the central committee in charge of the evacuation of people at the provincial, district and village levels (Uy ban tan cu trung uong va cac tinh, phu, huyen, xa). Bui Bang Doan becomes its chairman on 22 January 1947	Start of War, Evacuation, Migration, City	Political	Social, relocation, evacuation
46-12-31		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) transforms the Administrative Committees (Uy ban hanh chinh) into resistance ones (Uy ban khang chien hanh chinh).	State Formation, Administration	Political	State formation, Center/Periphery
46-12-31		Ho Chi Minh letter to Moutet proposing immediate halt to fighting and a meeting. Never delivered.	Franco-Vietnamese Relations	Political	Correspondence
46-12-31		French Expeditionary Corps numbers 96,644 men	Expeditionary Corps	Military	Arrival
47-01-01		Ho Chi Minh message expresses goodwill towards the French, and President's desire to meet Moutet in Vietnam	DRV	Political	Correspondence
47-01-01		The AFP reports that Moutet only visiting Hanoi to investigate the situation and not to enter into diplomatic discussions.	French political figure	Political	Arrival
47-01-02	Hanoi, Tonkin	Moutet travels to Hanoi and tours war damaged areas	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War
47-01-02	Saigon?, Cochinchina	D'Argenlieu tells France-Soir reporter that it is now be impossible to deal with Ho Chi Minh	French military figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, High Commissioner
47-01-03	Son La, Tonkin	French seize Son La	French armed forces	Military	Start of War, Occupation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-04	Paris, France	Pignon signs secret position paper arguing against further negotiations with Ho Chi Minh government.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-05	Nha Trang, Annam	Moutet visits Nha Trang and meets Leclerc	French political figure	Political	French Armed forces, French policy
47-01-06		DRV Declaration on the Franco-Viet Nam Conflict	DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-06	Saigon, Cochinchina	Moutet and Messmer receive copy of Morliere report of 4 December 1946.	French political figure	Military	Report, Correspondence
47-01-06	Saigon, Cochinchina	Moutet tells press conference that he now possessed absolute proof of DRV premeditation in 19 December attack.	French political figure	Political	Start of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-06	Saigon, Cochinchina	Morlière learns that Leclerc will relieve him and demands to see Moutet.	French military figure	Political	French Armed forces reorganization
47-01-07		French armored column links up with opposite number from Hai Duong and signals reopening of Hanoi-Haiphong road (Route Coloniale no. 5).	French armed forces	Military	Communication, Transportation
47-01-07		DRV creates the Capital's regiment (trung doan thu do) during the battle of Hanoi	PAVN	Military	City, Battle of Hanoi
47-01-07		Ho Chi Minh addresses a letter to the French government, national assembly and to the people of France explaining the DRV position	DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-08		Pham Cong Tac signs agreement allying Cao Dai with the French in the war against the DRV in southern Vietnam.	Cao Dai, DRV	Military	Religion, Civil War
47-01-08	Saigon, Cochinchina	Leclerc report on situation in Indochina stresses that only solution is political, but it must be accompanied by military strength.	French military figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War
47-01-08	Saigon, Cochinchina	Moutet departs for Paris.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-08		Voice of Vietnam radio blames Moutet for failure to open negotaitions between France and DRV	DRV	Political	Radio, Media, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-08	Paris, France	Minister of Overseas France takes over Cominindo and immediately phases it out	Metropolitan France	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-09		Hoang Minh Giam conveys to French Ho Chi Minh's memorandum of 12 December 1946	DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-11	Saigon?, Cochinchina	Chinese Consul General delivers Ho Chi Minh's letter of 3 January 1947, addressed Moutet, to French authorities in Hanoi. Moutet had already departed.	DRV	Political	Correspondence
47-01-11		Voice of Vietnam radio announces the general mobilization of material, popular, and moral forces in the struggle for independence.	DRV	Political	Radio, Media, Mobilization
47-01-12	Ha Tay, Tonkin	Opening of the First All country military conference, discussing attacks on the ennemy's supply lines	PAVN	Military	Start of War
47-01-12	Paris, France	Leclerc returns to Paris and submits report to Blum. Blum proposes assigning the command of army in Indochina to Leclerc.	French military figure	Political	Arrival, Report, Military reorganization
47-01-12		DRV issues regulations on employment of public servants during the resistance period.	DRV	Political	State formation, Civil servants
47-01-12	Paris, France	Leclerc makes oral report to Blum.	French military figure	Political	Report, Correspondence
47-01-13	Hanoi, Tonkin	First French military convoy completes Hanoi-Haiphong trip. Thereafter 20 trucks a day keep Hanoi supplied. Battle of Hanoi continues.	French armed forces	Military	Transportation, Communications
47-01-13	Saigon, Cochinchina	Thierry d'Argenlieu proposes to Paris new steps to develop Cochinchinese autonomy. Asks permission to convene 3rd Dalat Conference.	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina	Political	State formation, autonomy
47-01-14	Saigon, Cochinchina	Thierry d'Argenlieu proposes, in memo to Blum, restoration of ex-emperor Bao Dai; sends envoy to Hong Kong to sound out Bao Dai.	Overseas Vietnamese, Monarchy	Political	Correspondence, Monarchy, Bao Dai
47-01-14	Saigon, Cochinchina	D'Argenlieu writes to de Gaulle expressing satisfaction that Moutet did not contact Ho Chi Minh. D'Argenlieu advocates full break with the DRV.	French military figure	Political	Correspondence
47-01-15	Hanoi, Tonkin	Franco-DRV truce brokered by Chinese, British and American consuls allows more than 6,000 Vietnamese and Chinese civilians to evacuate Hanoi.	French political figure, DRV	Political	City, Battle of Hanoi, Start of War
47-01-15		Circular drafted by Pignon's office released by d'Argenlieu: prohibited the use of the term "Vietnam", in favor of the colonial terms "Annam", "Tonkin", and "Cochinchina".	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-15	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Indochinese Communist Party Central Executive committee meeting, insists on the need for increased production and self sufficiency	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Meeting
47-01-16		Ho Chi Minh issues call to "Destroy in Order to Resist" (Pha hoai de khang chien)	Viet Minh	Political	Mobilization
47-01-16	Paris, France	Vincent Auriol becomes President of the Fourth Republic. Blum resigns.	French political figure	Political	French politics
47-01-17	Hai Van, Danang, Annam	Battle of Hai Van Pass lasting for three days	PAVN	Military	Battle
47-01-17	Paris, France	Auriol asks socialist Paul Ramadier to form 1st government of the 4th Republic	French political figure	Political	French politics
47-01-20	Hanoi, Tonkin	Indochinese Communist Party leaders Tran Quoc Hoan and Le Quang Dao infiltrate center of Hanoi to consult and bolster morale.	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	City, Battle of Hanoi, Start of War
47-01-21	Saigon, Cochinchina	Pignon signs his report on political conditions in Indochina	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-21	Paris, France	Ramadier (socialist) invested by parliament. Declares in inaugural speech that he is not necessarily against union of 3 Ky or independence of Viet Nam within French Union	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai
47-01-21		Joint DRV conference of the Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Health in Viet Bac and decision to nominate liaison officers in order to coordinate military and civilian medicine	DRV, PVA	Military, Social	medicine, health, mobilization, start of war
47-01-22	Paris, France	Ramadier forms his government.	French political figure	Political	French politics
47-01-24	Hanoi (symbolic only), Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) empowerment of Presidents of Zone, Province and District Resistance Committees to confiscate and requisition fixed and movable assets.	DRV	Political	State formation, Mobilization
47-01-25	Tonkin	French take town of Hai Duong	French armed forces	Military	Start of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-01-27	Paris, France	Ramadier calls in Leclerc. 1947-01-28 Leclerc receives letter asking him to reconsider views on High Commissioner-ship.	French political figure	Political	Correspondence
47-01-29	Hanoi, Tonkin	DRV establishes procedure for prosecuting high-level civil servants in the government, administrative and legal offices	DRV	Political	Justice, State formation
47-01-29	Hanoi, Tonkin	DRV allows Zonal Resistance Committees (Uy Ban Khang Chien Khu) to establish and organize military courts	DRV	Political	Justice, Military law, State formation
47-01-31	Hanoi, Tonkin	Morlière learns of his imminent recall.	French military figure	Political	City, Battle of Hanoi, Start of War
47-02-01	Saigon, Cochinchina	Federal ordinance accords greater powers to Le Van Hoach government for the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina.	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-03	UK	The Times, London, reports that Nguyen Manh Ha had declined d'Argenlieu's offer "to become a Northern Nguyen Van Thinh"	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Catholics, Opposition, Religion
47-02-03		DRV censorship regime applied for newspapers and printed products, based on three 1946 decrees	DRV	Social	Media, Communications, Censorship, State Formation
47-02-03		DRV prohibition of import and export of all goods until further notice.	DRV	Economy	Foreign Trade, Economy
47-02-03	Saigon?, Cochinchina	Nguyen Van Xuan asks Moutet to conclude a treaty between France and the Republic of Cochinchina, recognizing it as a sovereign state.	Vietnamese political figure, Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, State Formation
47-02-04	Saigon, Cochinchina	D'Argenlieu requests affirmation that French government will not deal with Ho Chi Minh.	French military figure	Political	Correspondence
47-02-05	Saigon, Cochinchina	D'Argenlieu expands powers of Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina government, without seeking approval from Paris.	French military figure, Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, State Formation, High Commissioner
47-02-06	Hanoi, Tonkin	Under colonel Debès (replaces Morlière), French mount new attacks on DRV positions inside Hanoi.	French armed forces	Military	City, Battle of Hanoi, Start of War
47-02-06	Paris, France	Ramadier and Moutet inform Auriol of d'Argenlieu's resignation. Auriol agrees.	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-07	Hue, Annam	French garrison at Hue relieved by French reinforcements from Da Nang after 46 day siege by DRV forces	French armed forces	Military	Battle, Siege
47-02-10	Paris, France	Morlière submits report on Indochina	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-10	Hanoi?, Tonkin	Valluy memorandum: before any negotiations, DRV must be defeated, Cochinchina must be pacified, then a major offensive on the DRV in the north	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-10		Ho Chi Minh visits Phat Diems again, Mgr Le Huu Tu assures him of his support	Catholic, DRV	Political, Social	Arrival, Alliance
47-02-11		Leclerc turns down government request to return to Indochina (though date unclear).	French military figure	Political	Report, Correspondence
47-02-12		D'Argenlieu requests authorization to capture the DRV government.	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-12		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree 16SL creating the popular militia bureau	DRV	Political, Military	Mobilization
47-02-14	Hanoi, Tonkin	French attack Dong Xuan market area, but driven back.	French armed forces	Military	City, Battle of Hanoi, Start of War
47-02-15		Indochinese Communist Party First all country political cadre conference reasserting the primacy of the party within the military, across the chain of command, and in organizing the popular militia. Issues 12 principles of popular mobilization and the 10 duties of political education within the military	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political, Military	Party discipline
47-02-16	Hanoi, Tonkin	Chinese consul requests 2nd truce to allow Chinese residents to evacuate Hanoi	Chinese diplomacy, Chinese community	Political	City, Battle of Hanoi, Start of War
47-02-17	Hanoi	End of battle of Hanoi and withdrawal of the last DRV forces	DRV, French armed forces	Military	City, Battle of Hanoi, Start of War
47-02-17	Annam	French occupation of Quang Tri.	French armed forces	Military	Start of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-17	Nanjing, China	In China, Nguyen Tuong Tam and Nguyen Hai Than establish "National Union Front of Vietnam"	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Opposition, Civil War
47-02-17	Paris, France	General Juin declines Ramadier's offer to serve as High Commissioner of Indochina.	French military figure	Military	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-18		Robert Battet takes over from admiral Philippe Auboyneau as acting commander of French Naval Forces in the Far East	French armed forces, French military figure	Military	French Navy
47-02-20	Annam	Ho Chi Minh visits Thanh Hoa	DRV	Social	Ho Chi Minh
47-02-22		French bomb Chi Ne resistance press of DRV	French armed forces	Military, Social	Media, Communications; Start of War
47-02-24	Paris, France	D'Argenlieu arrives in Paris and discovers letter from de Gaulle, advising him not to resign	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Charles de Gaulle
47-02-25	Paris, France	D'Argenlieu meets Ramadier.	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-26	Paris, France	D'Argenlieu meets Moutet, Bidault, de Gaulle.	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Charles de Gaulle
47-02-28	Paris, France	D'Argenlieu sees Auriol.	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-02-28	Paris, France	Bidault explains that the Movement Republicain populaire (MRP) agreed to coalition with Socialists and French Communist Party (FCP) in order to prevent loss of Indochina.	French political figure, FCP	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-03-01	Quang Binh, Annam	French sweep into Quang Binh taking control of a zone between Binh Tri Thien, central Laos and Quang Nam - Da Nang.	French armed forces	Military	Military policy, occupation
47-03-01	Paris, France	Ramadier informs d'Argenlieu that he cannot return to Indochina all the while insisting that French will not negotiate with Ho Chi Minh.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-03-04	Tonkin	DRV government leaves Son Tay for Phu Tho.	DRV	Political	Military policy, occupation
47-03-05		French Cabinet unanimously endorses Ramadier's choice of Emile Bollaert as new High Commissioner.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-03-05	Paris, France	Emile Bollaert appointed (in temporary role, not to exceed 6 months) High Commissioner in Indochina, replacing d'Argenlieu.	French political figure	Political	Nomination, Political reorganization
47-03-05	Nam Dinh, Tonkin	French armored column relieves critically endangered garrison in Nam Dinh.	French armed forces	Military	Military policy, occupation
47-03-10		First issue of the National Defense newspaper (Báo Vệ Quốc) appears	DRV	Political, Social	Newsprint, Media
47-03-11	Paris, France	Indochina debate in French National Assembly on approving budget for the colonial conflict. While the French Communist Party (FCP), led by Thorez, quit Chamber in protest, the communists did not vote against approving funding for the Indochina War.	French political figure, FCP	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, French Communist Party
47-03-12	Washington, USA	Truman speech on need to contain communist bloc	USA	Political	Cold war, Domino theory, U.S. policy, Indochina
47-03-15	Cochinchina, Mekong Delta	Tran Van Soai crosses over to French, with 2000 Hoa Hao fighters.	Hoa Hao	Military	Religion, Hoa Hao, Civil War, Opposition
47-03-15	Canton	Conference of National Union Front resolves to withdraw support from Ho Chi Minh in favor of Bao Dai. Conference ends on 22 March 1947.	Hoa Hao, Cao Dai	Political	Civil War, Hoa Hao, Cao Dai, Opposition, State Formation
47-03-16	Bangkok, Thailand	Official establishment of DRV delegation for Southeast Asia, based in Bangkok.	DRV	Political	Diplomacy, Asia
47-03-16		DRV creates the foreign trade office, belonging to the Ministry of Economy	DRV	Economy, Political	Foreign trade, Economy
47-03-18		Ho Chi Minh assigns the Foreign Affairs portfolio to Hoang Minh Giam.	DRV	Political	Nomination, Political reorganization
47-03-19	Paris, France	French National Assembly vote on 'war budget' for Indochina: 421 in favor, none against, French Communist Party abstained, and were thanked for their silence.	French political figure, FCP	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-03-19	Paris, France	French Communist Party resolution calling for resumption of negotiations with the DRV	French political figure, FCP	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, French Communist Party
47-03-20		DRV Ministry of Defense creates the intelligence bureau	PAVN	Political, Military	Armed forces formation
47-03-21		Ho Chi Minh response to Ramadier: Vietnamese want unity and independence within French Union, without war	DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War,, Ho Chi Minh
47-03-21	Paris, France	DRV representative in Paris, Tran Ngoc Danh, offers to contact his government regarding the resumption of negotiations.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Ho Chi Minh
47-03-21	Paris, France	National Socialist (SFIO) Council supports motion that negotiations be resumed with "the qualified representatives of Viet Nam".	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-04-01	Tonkin	Ho Chi Minh and much of DRV government leaves Phu Tho for Tuyen Quang.	DRV	Political	Start of War, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-04-01	Saigon, Cochinchina	Bollaert arrives in Saigon	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-04-03	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Vietnamese communist party central committee meeting. The first since they left Hanoi for the Viet Bac	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Meeting
47-04-14	France	Return of de Gaulle to politics with formation of Rassemblement du Peuple Francais.	French military figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Charles de Gaulle
47-04-15		French open Highway 6 offensive to west of Hanoi, seizing Xuan Mai, Chi-bo, Hoa binh; campaign concludes 16 May 1947	French armed forces	Military	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Occupation
47-04-17	Mekong Delta	DRV executes Huynh Phu So	DRV, Hoa Hao	Social, Political	Hoa Hao, Civil War, Religion, Opposition
47-04-17		Pham Cong Tac states his intention to support Bao Dai and latter's return to Viet Nam	Cao Dai, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Bao Dai, Religion, Cao Dai, Opposition, Civil War
47-04-25		New peace proposals by Ho Chi Minh.	DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Ho Chi Minh
47-04-25	Paris, France	Overseas Ministry rejects further negotiations with Ho Chi Minh.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Ho Chi Minh
47-04-26	Saigon, Cochinchina	Bollaert receives official message (dated 19 April 1947) from DRV Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoang Minh Giam, saying government proposes an immediate cessation of hostilities and opening of negotiations.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-04-26		French War Minister, Paul Coste-Floret, arrives in Indochina (until 3 May 1947-05-03).	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-04-30		French approve budget for the reconstruction and equipment of Indochina	French political figure	Political, Economy	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Economy, Finances, Communications
47-05-01		DRV decree 47/SL on the organization of the General Command office composed of the The Army chief of staff and all offices: political, intelligence, general training, inspection, popular militia and administration.			Military Policy
47-05-02	Cochinchina	General Nguyen Van Xuan becomes prime minister of Provisional Government of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina, announces Cabinet, adopts yellow flag with 3 stripes as national emblem, and creates new national anthem.	Vietnamese military figure	Political	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina, State Formation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Civil War
47-05-02	Paris, France	Faced with opposition on various questions (including Madagascar) from French Communist Party (FCP), Ramadier calls for motion of confidence in government. Obtains it.	French political figure, FCP	Political	PCF, French Policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-04	Paris, France	French Communist Party (FCP) starts referring to an 'imperialist war' in Indochina.	French political figure, FCP	Political	PCF, Parliament, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Propaganda
47-05-04	Hong Kong	Bao Dai calls for "an honorable and lasting peace".	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, mobilization, opposition, Bao Dai, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Civil War, Opposition
47-05-05	Ha Long Bay, Tonkin	Nguyen Van Xuan meets Bollaert, with Bao Dai present; signs a new agreement.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-06	Cambodia	Cambodian Constitution promulgated, Cambodia becomes a constitutional monarchy	Cambodia	Political	State formation, Monarchy, Cambodia
47-05-09	Pont des Rapides, 60 km from Hanoi.	Paul Mus meets Hoang Minh Giam in DRV territory	French intellectual figure, DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Ho Chi Minh
47-05-11	Laos	Lao King promulgates a constitution. Laos becomes a constitutional monarchy	Laos	Political	Monarchy, State formation
47-05-12	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Paul Mus, Bollaert's envoy, secretly meets Ho Chi Minh and presents Coste-Floret's conditions for armistice. Failure.	French intellectual figure, DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Ho Chi Minh
47-05-14	Hanoi, Tonkin	Bollaert arrives in Hanoi.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-14	Paris, France	Coste-Floret (Minister of War) says on return to Paris that the problem in Indochina will no longer be military, but political.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-15	Hanoi, Tonkin	Bollaert speech extolling the French Union and insisting that France intends to stay in Indochina.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-16	Tuyen Quang, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) first all country police force conference	DRV	Political	Police
47-05-18	Cochinchina	With French support, Hoa Hoa Tran Van Soai becomes a one-star general.	Vietnamese military figure	Military	Hoa Hao, Religion, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Civil War, Opposition
47-05-19	Saigon, Cochinchina	Manifesto signed by 300 intellectuals, demanding reopening of negotiations with Ho Chi Minh, presented to High Commissioner	Vietnamese intellectual figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-20	Cambodia	Pignon named Commissioner to Cambodia	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-20	Saigon, Cochinchina	Paul Mus returns from unsuccessful mission.	French intellectual figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Ho Chi Minh
47-05-20	Nanjing?	Front of National Union created by Nguyen Hai Than and Nguyen Tuong Tam in China issues statements hostile to negotiations with DRV	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Declaration, opposition
47-05-20		Ho Chi Minh and Hoang Minh Giam reject cease-fire conditions proposed by France via Paul Mus mission.	DRV, French political figure	Political, Military	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-21	Tonkin	DRV Interzone III Military Court convicts and sentences to death Dang Tran Duong, Ha Nam police chief, along with 11 others, on crime of misappropriating public funds, corruption, and violating revolutionary ethics.	PAVN	Political	Justice, Military law, against impunity, corruption
47-05-22		The DRV Nam Bo resistance committee prohibits cooperation with the French or the Vietnamese traitors	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Mobilization, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-05-24		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)'s opening of the first popular militia conference	DRV, PAVN	Political, Military	Mobilization
47-05-31		DRV allows the creation and work of the Red Cross in DRV Vietnam	DRV	Social	National red cross, medicine, health
47-06-12		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) third all country military conference, discussing the strategy for the forthcoming fall and winter	PAVN, DRV	Military	Meeting
47-06-14	Paris, France	Bollaert returns to Paris to make his report.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-06-17	Washington, USA	State Department expresses hope for a peaceful solution to war in Indochina.	USA	Political	Diplomacy, United States
47-06-19		Message from Ho Chi Minh reaffirms desire of Vietnamese to cooperate closely with French; ends with call for people to resist until independence is recognized.	DRV	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-06-27	Washington, USA	Signing of the Franco-Thai conciliation commission report	French political figure, Thailand	Political	Diplomacy, Asia, United States
47-07-02	Cantho, Mekong Delta	DRV declares that purchases and sales of items such as houses, animals, boats and land must be approved by the DRV government, not the French	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	State formation, Trade, Agriculture, Economy, Mobilization
47-07-04	Paris, France	Moutet tells Council of the French Republic that it is still impossible to negotiate with Ho Chi Minh.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-07-05	Hong Kong	Bao Dai breaks silence and declares from Hong Kong that he would not refuse a role in ending the war.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, Declaration, Negotiations
47-07-07		Armed forces' political bureau organizes the first conference on the armed forces propaganda and newsprint	PAVN	Military, Political	Propaganda, Media, Communications, Military Policy
47-07-17	Cochinchina	Ban by DRV Nam Bo Committee on any use of piastres from Bank of Indochina.	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Economy	Economy, Currency, Banking
47-07-19	Thai Nguyen, Annam	Beginning of French Operation Ceinture aimed at reoccupying the central highlands	French armed forces	Military	Highland, Occupation
47-07-22	Paris, France	Bollaert stresses that French want to negotiate a political solution, but first all guerrilla activity must cease.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-07-26		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Council of government redistributes portfolios, to give cabinet a more moderate appearance	DRV	Political	Vietnamese Politics
47-07-27		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)'s national day of the war invalids and families of martyrs	DRV	Political, Social	Mobilization
47-08-01	Paris, France	Claude Bourdet writes in Combat that negotiations with Ho Chi Minh should be renewed.	French Intellectual figure	Political	Newsprint, Declaration, Media, Negotiations
47-08-02		Pro-Nguyen Van Xuan elements in Council of Cochinchina demand a shakeup of the Republic of Cochinchina.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina
47-08-06	Paris, France	Léon Blum writes in Le Populaire that negotiations should be resumed with Ho Chi Minh. Refers to a recent message from Paul Mus stressing this.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Ho Chi Minh
47-08-07	Hanoi, Tonkin	Bollaert returns to Hanoi. Planning to make a declaration on independence of Indochina within French Union on 15 August 1947-08-15, when India and Pakistan become independent.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Asia, Great Britain
47-08-12	France	Paris recalls Moutet	French political figure	Political	Arrival
47-08-17		DRV Army issues circular on the organization of the office for proselytizing the enemy at each level of the armed forces	PAVN	Military, Political	Propaganda
47-08-19		Nguyen Van Sam calls for Bao Dai to form a representative government, with people from all parties.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, Opposition, State Formation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-08-25	Saigon, Cochinchina	Tran Van Tuyen, sent by Bao Dai to sound out popular opinion arrives in Saigon and issues declaration in support of Bao Dai	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Mobilization, Opposition, Bao Dai
47-08-29	Paris, France	Bollaert leaves again for Saigon.	French political figure	Political	Arrival
47-09-09	Hong Kong	24 Vietnamese delegates fly to Hong Kong to participate in the "National Convention".	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Opposition, Bao Dai
47-09-10	Ha Dong, Tonkin	Bollaert defines French position, offers an Indochina Charter but rules out dealing with the DRV. "Freedom" mentioned, rather than "independence".	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-09-15		Hoang Minh Giam (Minister of Foreign Affairs) declares that Bollaert's "freedom" without "independence" signifies nothing.	DRV	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
47-09-15	Tan Son Nhut, Cochinchina	Nguyen Van Xuan returns from France, having accepted Le Van Hoach's invitation to return as vice-president or Defense Minister in the Republic of Cochinchina	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Opposition, Civil War, Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina
47-09-18	Hong Kong	Bao Dai response to Bollaert declaration. He agrees to make contact with the French to obtain Vietnam's total independence. He takes anti-Viet Minh position, to win confidence from the French Right and US.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, Franco-Vietnamese relations, United States, United Kingdom, Bao Dai
47-09-29		Le Van Hoach tenders his resignation to Council for Cochinchina (having lost a vote of confidence).	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Vietnamese politics, Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina
47-10-01		Nguyen Van Xuan elected President of the Republic of Cochinchina government, now renamed the "provisional government of South Vietnam"	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Vietnamese Politics, Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina, Government of South Vietnam
47-10-05	Hong Kong	Bao Dai official request to Bollaert to liquidate Government of Cochinchina and replace it with an Administrative Committee as in Annam and Tonkin.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, Vietnamese Politics, Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina, Government of South Vietnam, Bao Dai, Franco-Vietnamese relations
47-10-05		Creation of Kominform	Soviet Union		Soviet Union
47-10-07	Tonkin	Planning for Operation "Lea" aimed at capturing the DRV leadership and sever the government's trading route to China	French military figure	Military	Occupation, Military affairs
47-10-07		New Nguyen Van Xuan ministry announced	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina, Government of South Vietnam, Vietnamese politics
47-10-15	Paris, France	Minister for Overseas France explains that operations in Tonkin are "police operations" in reaction to an international outcry against Dutch actions against Indonesian Republicans in Java.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Start of the War, Asia
47-10-17	Cochinchina	Pham Van Dong becomes special DRV government delegate to zone V in southern central Vietnam	DRV	Political	Vietnamese politics
47-10-27	LK4, Annam	Hoang Van Hoan appointed special DRV government special representative to zone IV in central Vietnam	DRV	Political	Vietnamese Politics
47-11-09		Phan Ke Toai appointed Minister of Interior (following Huynh Thuc Khanh's death)	DRV	Political	Vietnamese Politics
47-11-19	Paris, France	End of Ramadier government.	French political figure	Political	French politics
47-11-21	Paris, France	Robert Schumann becomes Council President; MRP Paul Coste-Floret takes over Ministry of Overseas France; Cousseau goes to Hong Kong to propose direct contact between Bollaert and Bao Dai.	French political figure	Political	French policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai
47-11-22	Paris, France	Robert Schumann (MRP) becomes Prime Minister.	French political figure	Political	French politics
47-11-25	Vientiane, Laos	First National assembly in Laos, Prince Souvannarath heads the government Council	Laos	Political	State formation, parliament
47-11-28		Leclerc dies in a plane crash in Algeria	French military figure	Political	French politics
47-12-06	Ha Long	Bollaert-Bao Dai talks in Ha Long Bay lead to signing of provisional protocol promising recognition of Vietnam's unity and independence	French political figure, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Civil War, Opposition
47-12-10	Thai Nguyen	End of Operation Ceinture	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
47-12-21	Hong Kong	Ngo Dinh Diem, Nguyen Van Xuan and other non communist nationalists have discussions with Bao Dai prior to his planned departure for Geneva.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Opposition, Monarchy, Bao Dai, Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Civil War
47-12-21	Cambodia	Elections of the National Assembly in Cambodia. Majority of Democrats elected.	Cambodian nationalist	Political	Election, Parliament, State formation, Cambodia
47-12-23	Paris, France	French Council of Ministers, having heard Bollaert, issues communique authorizing the High Commissioner in Indochina full mandate to negotiate with Vietnamese, without entering into negotiations with Ho Chi Minh.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Civil War, Opposition
47-12-29	Saigon, Cochinchina	Nguyen Van Xuan reveals most details of talks in Hong Kong and downplays any authority Bao Dai might have to speak for Vietnamese people.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Opposition, Monarchy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
48-01-20	Geneva, Switzerland	Bollaert leaves for Saigon.	French political figure	Political	Arrival
48-01-25		Decree consolidates seven northern administrative zones into three interzones (1, 10, 3), four central zones into two interzones (4,5), and reaffirms Nam Bo with three zones (7,8,9) plus the Saigon-Cholon special zone.	DRV, Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Military, Political	Military Policy, geographical administration
48-01-27	Cochinchina, Mekong Delta	Tran Van Soai signs agreement with Cao Dai to coordinate their military actions against Viet Minh	Cao Dai, Hoa Hao	Political, Military	Cao Dai, Hoa Hao, Religion, Opposition, Civil War, Military policy
48-02-14	Cochinchina	French launch sweep of Plain of Reeds.	French armed forces	Military	Military policy, occupation
48-02-22	Saigon, Cochinchina	Meeting of political and religious leaders arranged by Ngo Dinh Diem and Phan Huy Dan: plans for a Congress to select a representative, who will form a government to negotiate with the French.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Mobilization, Religion, Catholics, Opposition
48-03-01	Lai Chau, Son La, Tonkin	Proclamation of a Tai Federation, with Deo Van Long as a president.	Ethnic minorities, French armed forces	Political	Highland, Ethnic Minority
48-03-06		Indochinese Communist Party second all country political cadre conference	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Meeting
48-03-08		Letters exchanges between French President Vincent Auriol and Bao Dai	French political figure, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Mobilization, Opposition, Bao Dai
48-03-22	Saigon, Cochinchina	On Bao Dai's suggestion, Ngo Dinh Diem meets Bollaert to try to persuade High Commissioner o adopt a more conciliatory attitude. Bollaert repeats he will alter nothing in the protocol, and only wishes to deal with Bao Dai.	Vietnamese political figure, French political figure	Political	Meeting, Negotiation, Opposition
48-03-25		Le Van Hoach calls for immediate restoration of monarchy and a National Viet Nam Congress.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Monarchy
48-03-26	Paramount Hotel	Bao Dai proclamation accepting formation of a provisional central government of Vietnam with main aim of achieving Vietnamese unity.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Monarchy
48-03-27	Saigon, Cochinchina	Bollaert asks Louis Caput to go to Hong Kong to make contact with DRV envoys. Mission a failure.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Mobilization, Opposition, Bao Dai
48-03-27		Ho Chi Minh launches the national emulation campaign	DRV, Viet Minh	Political, Social, Economy	Mobilization, Propaganda
48-03-31		French expeditionary corps numbers 110,245	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
48-04-05		Ho Chi Minh formalizes code of "Six Do's and Six Don'ts" to win over peasant support	DRV	Political	Peasantry, Mobilization, Propaganda, State Formation
48-04-14		Resistance Bonds (cong phieu) issued in DRV zones	DRV	Economy	Currency, Banking system
48-04-14		Military Merit Medal class 3 conferred on Lieutenant-General Tran Dai Nghia, Head of Military Arms Department	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
48-04-15		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Second all country popular militia conference, Ho Chi Minh issues 7 principles to be followed	DRV, PAVN	Military	Meeting
48-04-24	Hong Kong	Cochinchinese representatives called to meet Bao Dai.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Civil War, Opposition, State Formation
48-05-07		Formation of the Vietnam Association of Arts and Letters (Hội Văn Nghệ Việt Nam)		Social	Culture, arts
48-05-15	Hong Kong	Bollaert sends a letter to Nguyen Van Xuan authorizing him to form aprovisional government.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, State formation, Franco-Vietnamese relations
48-05-20		Indochinese Communist Party's 5th Central Cadres Conference.	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Indochinese Communist Party
48-05-20	Saigon, Cochinchina	Nguyen Van Xuan authorized to form a central provisional government of a unified Vietnam in association with French	Vietnamese political figure	Political	State formation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
48-05-25		The French allow Nguyen Van Xuan government to represent former colonial regions of Tonkin, Annam, Cochinchina as part of one centralized and unified state.	French political figure, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai
48-06-05	Ha Long Bay, aboard cruiser Duguay-Trouin.	Ha Long Bay accords signed. Bollaert and Nguyen Van Xuan sign a preliminary convention in presence of Bao Dai - government will be created for whole of Vietnam. Bao Dai departs for France, after signing.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, State formation, Declaration, Agreement
48-06-14	Saigon, Cochinchina	Nguyen Van Xuan approves legislation authorizing the President of the provisional government to appoint governors of three parts of Vietnam. Sollicits a violent reaction from colonists.	French civilians, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, State Formation
48-06-18		Bilateral Franco-American accords on the introduction of the Marshall plan. Indochina is among the French Union territories benefiting from it.	USA, French political figure	Political, Economy	Franco-American Relations, Economy, Finances
48-06-19		Ho Chi Minh renews his call for national emulation camaign (Thi dua ai quoc)	Viet Minh, DRV, Vietnamese Communist	Political, Social	Mobilization, Propaganda
48-07-07		DRV decree on surrounding enemy economy (Bao vay kinh te dich).	DRV	Economy	Report, Currency, Banking system, Trade
48-07-10	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) First all country teacher conference	DRV	Political, Social	Education, State formation
48-07-11		Bao Dai writes to Bollaert stressing that his role at Ha Long Bay was merely as a witness.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai
48-07-16		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Second all country culture conference, during which Truong Chinh exposes the importance of Marx to Vietnam	DRV	Political, Social	Mobilization
48-07-19	Paris, France	Fall of Schumann government	French political figure, FCP	Political	French politics
48-07-23	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) all country arts conference, gathering 80 artists, electing the Association of Arts and Letters' Committee and creating the Vietnam Musician Group and the Vietnam Theater Group	DRV	Political, Social	Culture, arts
48-07-25	Paris, France	New cabinet set up under André Marie. Bidault replaced as Minister of Foreign Affairs by Schumann.	French political figure	Political	French politics
48-08-01		General Georges Revers, Army chief of staff created the 1er Bataillon d'infanterie legere d'Outre Mer, BILOM, or 1st Overseas Light Infantry Battalion	French military French armed forces, army	Military	Military Policy
48-08-08		Vietnamese Communist Fifth Central party cadres meeting, during which Truong Chinh exposes the new stage of the revolution	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Party discipline
48-08-14	Cochinchina	DRV establishes rates for land and property	DRV	Political, Economy	State formation, Economy, Agriculture
48-08-19		DRV prohibition on trade, transport and storage of luxury goods.	DRV	Economy	State formation, economy
48-08-20		DRV decree 234/SL creating a military medicine school	PAVN, DRV	Social	Medicine, Health, Hygiene
48-08-25	Paris, Saint-Germain, France	Bao Dai repeats to Bollaert he will not return to Vietnam until colonial regime in Cochinchina has been dismantled, and there are satisfactory guarantees concerning the independence of Vietnam.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai
48-10-08	Tonkin	DRV launches the Dong Bac campaign (ends 7/12/1948)	PAVN	Military	Military policy, occupation
48-10-19	Tonkin	French Operation Diane aims at reoccupying the Red River Delta above Viet Tri	French armed forces	Military	Military policy, occupation
48-10-20	France	Léon Pignon replaces Bollaert as High Commissioner.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
48-11-02		Truman reelected President of the United States	USA	Political	American politics
48-11-19		DRV decree forbidding hoarding of goods.	DRV	Economy	Economy
48-11-19		DRV forbids speculation	DRV	Political, Economy	Economy
48-11-22		DRV applies for admission to United Nations.	DRV	Political	United Nations
48-12-07	Tonkin	French Operation Pegase aims to reoccupy the Red River delta	French armed forces	Military	Military policy, occupation
48-12-26	Saigon	Arrival of the first Bataillon d'Infanterie legere d'Outre Mer (BILOM) and deployment in the central highlands	French armed forces	Military	Military policy, occupation
49-01-03		Dean Acheson becomes Secretary of State	USA	Political	Political reorganization
49-01-09	Cannes, France	General Nguyen Van Xuan visits Bao Dai and asks him to return to Vietnam	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Monarchy, Opposition, State Formation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
49-01-16	Cannes, France	Pignon visits Bao Dai	French political figure, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai
49-01-17	Paris, France	Guy Mollet (General Secretary, SFIO) sends letter to Queuille (President of Council) expressing socialist reservations about Bao Dai solution and hoping that Ho Chi Minh will be included in future negotiations.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Civil War, Opposition, State Formation
49-01-20	Laos	Creation of the Lao Issara army	Lao	Military	Military Policy, Laos
49-01-21	Paris, France	Negotiations between Prince Buu Loc representing Bao Dai and Pignon's team	Vietnamese political figure, French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai
49-01-22	Beijing, China	Chinese Liberation Army takes Beijing	Communist China	Political, Military	China, Communism
49-01-29		On the occasion of the Tet lunar new year, Bao Dai broadcasts a radio message in which he says he will return soon	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai
49-02-01		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) creation of the Technical school, responsible for the training of civil engineers, mineral engineers, railway, and staff for the postal services, architecture and land plannification offices	DRV	Political, Social	Education, State formation
49-02-15		Indochinese Communist Party instructions to cadres to create an alliance of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos as part of the wider Indochinese struggle	Vietnamese communist, Viet Minh	Political	Military Policy, Laos, Cambodia
49-03-01	Tonkin	DRV Army launches Lao-Ha Campaign (Lao Cai - Ha Giang) (ends 20 April 1949)	PAVN	Military	Battle
49-03-04	Tonkin	DRV Army launches second Dong Bac campaign starts (ends 27 April 1949)	PAVN	Military	Battle
49-03-08		Signing of the Elysée agreement, between Bao Dai and Vincent Auriol stipulating "unity and independence" of the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV)	French political figure, Vietnamese political figure, Associated states	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
49-03-09		Vo Nguyen Giap creates the "Air force training unit", headed by Ta Quang Buu and assisted by foreign experts	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
49-03-12		DRV establishes school for midwives	DRV	Social	Health, medicine
49-03-15	Tonkin	DRV launches Cao Bac Lang offensive (Chien dich Cao Bac-lang). Concludes 30 April 1949	PAVN	Military	Battle, Border, Frontier
49-03-15		DRV bans sale of cotton or kapok	DRV	Economy	Trade, Economy, Agriculture
49-03-18	Vientiane, Laos	Prince Boun Oum replaces Prince Souvannourath at the head of the Council in Laos	Laos	Political	Lao Politics
49-04-06	Cochinchina	DRV establishes the Education Department in south	DRV	Social	Education, State formation
49-04-07		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) decree creating the local armed forces (bộ đội địa phương)	DRV, PAVN	Political, Military	Armed forces formation
49-04-10	Cochinchina	700 French and less than 1000 Vietnamese elect Cochinchinese Assembly	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina	Political	Election, Parliament, Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina, Associated State of Vietnam
49-04-21	China	Chinese Liberation Army crosses Yangzi River and advances into southern China	Communist China	Military	Chinese civil war
49-04-23	Cochinchina	Cochinchinese Assembly votes to approve Cochinchina integration into the emerging Associated State of Vietnam (ASV).	Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina	Political	Election, Parliament, Provisional Government of the Republic of Cochinchina, Associated State of Vietnam
49-04-23	Cao Bang, Tonkin	The Indochinese Communist Party issues the order to to assist the Chinese Communist Party create a free zone in the areas across the border from Cao Bang	Communist China, Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Political, Military	China, Communism, Military Policy
49-04-24	Nanjing, China	Chinese Liberation Army captures Nanjing	Communist China	Political, Military	China, Communism
49-04-28		Bao Dai decides to return to Viet Nam. He leaves Nice for Vietnam aboard the French presidential plane	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
49-04-28		Franco-Lao Accord signed opening the way to the creation of an Associated State of Laos	Lao, French political figure	Political	Franco-Lao Relations, Associated State of Laos
49-04-29	Tonkin	French oeration Poumon aims to open zone from the coast of the Gulf of Tonkin to Tuyen Quang	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
49-05-01	Dalat, Annam	Nguyen Van Xuan declares that future participation of Ho Chi Minh is not absolutely excluded.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation, Ho Chi Minh
49-05-01		Paul Maeght (Secretary, Union des syndicats C.G.T du Vietnam) requests approval to strike; but refused. Tran Van Le takes control of the union; C.G.T. dropped from name.	Vietnamese political figure	Social, Economy	Labor, Strike
49-05-19		Hoang Minh Giam proposes a ceasefire while dikes in Tonkin are repaired. Rejected following day by French General Koch.	Vietnamese political figure, DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Economy, Military Policy
49-05-19	Tonkin	DRV's Song Thao campaign begins (it closes on 18 July 1949)	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
49-05-21		Issuing of3 million "Ho Chi Minh" postage stamps, each with 2ct value.	DRV	Social	Economy, Communications, Stamps
49-05-29		The French Bureau technique de liaison et de coordination d'Extrême Orient replaces the Bureau fédéral de documentation	French armed forces	Military	Intelligence
49-06-02	Cochinchina	French offensive in Plain of Reeds, commanded by Command-in-Chief of French forces in South Viet Nam, Pierre Boyer de la Tour.	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
49-06-02	Mekong Delta	French operation Jonquille commences	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
49-06-03		Indochinese Communist Party Standing Bureau issues instructions on blocking the enemy's economy	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Economy
49-06-03		French National Assembly aproves the attachment of the former colony of Cochinchina to the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV)	French political figure	Political	Parliament, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
49-06-06		A popular supplementary grade established	DRV	Social	Nomination, Decoration
49-06-10	Saigon?, Cochinchina	DRV creates the Bureau for the Collection of Resources (Van Phong Suu Tam Nguyen Lieu) created.	DRV	Military, Social	Weapons production, Economy, Trade
49-06-10		DRV operation Thap van Dai Son campaign in collaboration with Chinese communists in southern China begins (ends on 5 July 1949)	PAVN, Chinese communist, Vietnamese communist	Military	China, Communism, Military Policy
49-06-13	Saigon	Return of Bao Dai to Saigon	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
49-06-14		Creation of the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV) led by Bao Dai	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
49-06-15	Thanh Hoa, Tonkin	DRV teacher training university open the first classes in Thanh Hoa	DRV	Social	Education, State formation
49-06-29		Report submitted by General Revers after inspection tour of situation in Indochina	French military figure	Military	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
49-06-30	Dalat	Bao Dai creates his government in Dalat	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
49-07-01		Bao Dai officially declares the existence of the National State of Vietnam (Nha nuoc Vietnam quoc gia)	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
49-07-01		DRV decree 75SL redistributes French colonial and Vietnamese traitors' land to the peasantry, the military and the guerrilla as well as to tenants of the area	DRV	Political, Economy, Social, Military	State formation, Land distribution, Property, Peasantry
49-07-07		Meeting of the southern Lien Viet on uniting Lien Viet with Viet Minh. Non-communist members wary of communist control. Le Duc Tho responds by claiming that opposing Communism is opposing resistance and betraying the country	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Vietnamese politics, Indochinese Communist Party
49-07-13	Tonkin	French operation Bastille, part of General Blaizot's plan to pacify the Northern side of the Red River	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
49-07-14		DRV decree 78SL reduces the land tax by 25%	DRV	Political, Social, Economy	State formation, economy, agriculture
49-07-16	Hanoi, Tonkin	Bao Dai makes a speech and assists a military parade after which he sends flowers to a DRV memorial dedicated to those killed on the day full-scale war broke out in Indochina (19/12/1946)	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Bao Dai, Memory, Franco-Vietnamese relations, Associated State of Vietnam
49-07-19	Paris, France	Lao king Sisavangvong signs the French Union treaty, creating officially the Associated State of Laos within the French Union	Laos monarchy	Political	Associated State of Laos
49-07-25		Pham Van Dong appointed Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) deputy Prime Minister	DRV	Political	Political reorganization, nomination
49-07-29		Chegaray publishes article in Témoignage chrétien on the use of torture in the French army	French intellectual	Military, Political	Torture, French Politics
49-08-07	Paris, France	DRV delegation in Paris closes following the creation of the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV). Head of delegation, Tran Ngoc Danh, leaves for Prague.	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
49-08-18	Tonkin	French operation Canigou in Vinh Yen and Phuc Yen	French armed forces	Military	Military policy
49-08-25		Pham Van Dong becomes President of Supreme Defense Council	DRV, PAVN	Political, Military	Military policy, Vietnamese Politics
49-08-26		Contents of top-secret report by General Revers (Chief of Defense Staff) advocating abandoning most of Tonkin is broadcast over Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) radio.	DRV, French military figure	Political, Military	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, French politics
49-08-28		First division-size unit formed in the DRV army	PAVN	Military	Military policy
49-08-28	Cua Lo, Tonkin	The French navy sinks the DRV's Song Lo vessel coming from Thailand, loaded with paper, medicine and rice	DRV, French armed forces	Social	Military policy, economics, finances, medicine
49-09-04		DRV creates Education Council to assist the Education Ministry in developing educational system	DRV	Social	Education, state formation
49-09-08		Meeting between Bao Dai, Buu Loc and Ngo Dinh Nhu	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Vietnamese politics
49-09-09		DRV conference on military arts and culture	PAVN	Political, Military	Culture, arts
49-09-15		Robert Schuman asks the American Secretary of State Dean Acheson to assist the French financially	French political figure, USA	Military, Political, Economy	Financial aid, United States, diplomacy
49-09-19	Cambodia	Dissolution of the Cambodian National Assembly	Cambodia	Political	Cambodian politics
49-10-01	Beijing, China	Foundation of People's Republic of China.	Communist China	Political	China, Communism
49-10-01		President Tran Van Huu names Jean Leroy colonel, in charge of Bentre province in south	Vietnamese military figure	Political	Catholics, religion, state formation
49-10-16	Phat Diem, Bui Chu, Tonkin	French operation Anthracite in Catholic areas of Phat Diem and Bui Chu	French armed forces	Military	Catholicism, Religion, Military Policy
49-10-24	Bangkok	The Lao Issara government-in-exile in Bangkok pronounces its dissolution	Lao nationalist	Political	Lao politics, Lao Issara
49-11-04		DRV decree 127 SL institutes obligatory military service for all men aged between 18 and 45.	DRV	Political, Military	Mobilization, Military Policy
49-11-04		DRV decree 127 SL creating the Viet Bac interzone	DRV, PAVN	Military, Political	Military policy
49-11-08	Paris	Franco-Cambodia treaty signed creating the Associated State of Cambodia within the French Union	Cambodia, French political figure	Political	Associated State of Cambodia
49-11-23	Peking, China	Liu Shaoqi tells Conference of Asian and Australasian Unions that armed struggle must be spread to all semi-colonial countries in Asia	Communist China	Political	China, Communism, Asia
49-11-25	Tonkin	DRV's Le Loi campaign begins (ends 30 January 1950)	PAVN	Military	Battle
49-12-03		DRV issues regulations on providing biographic details and identity papers for civil servants	DRV	Political	State formation
49-12-07		DRV's Cau Ke campaign begins (ends 26 December 1949)	PAVN	Military	Battle
49-12-09	China	Defeated Republic of China forces from Yunnan begin to cross into northern Vietnam. Many repatriated by French to Taiwan; others sent to camps elsewhere in French controlled Vietnam	Chinese Nationalist, Chinese Communist	Political, Military	Republic of China, refugees, Asia
49-12-09	Chi Ma, Tonkin	Republic of China General Huang Chieh's requests permission to evacuate his defeated troops to Taiwan via Haiphong; Pignon refuses for fear of angering the Chinese communists	Chinese Nationalist, French political figure	Political, Military	Republic of China, refugees, Asia
49-12-12		Amerian magazine TIME publishes story of the "Generals Affair" which was picked up by the French press and became a full-blown French scandal.	French military figure	Military	French politics
49-12-13	Chi Ma, Tonkin	More Chinese Republican troops surrender to the French at the border.	Chinese nationalist, French political figure	Political, Military	Republic of China, refugees, Asia
49-12-28	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) First Peasant conference	DRV	Political, Social	Meeting
49-12-30		Franco-US Convention of assistance reached	French political figure, USA	Political, Military, Economy	Military aid, United States
50-01-01	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) first Labor Union national assembly, gathering 200 representatives and during which Truong Chinh exposes "The mission of the unions"	DRV	Political, Social	Mobilization
50-01-05		Bao Dai charges Nguyen Phan Long with the formation of a new Vietnamese government	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation, Bao Dai
50-01-06	UK	The United Kingdom recognizes the People's Republic of China	UK, Communist China	Political	Diplomacy, United Kingdom, China
50-01-09	Saigon, Cochinchina	2,000 students protest against Tran Van Huu government. Police open fire. Student Tran Van On dies in shooting and her funeral draws a large crowd.	Civilians	Political	Demonstration, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
50-01-14	Bangkok, Thailand	DRV issues statement that it is ready to establish diplomatic relations with any government ready to respect its sovereignty and national territory.	DRV	Political	Foreign representation, Recognition,
50-01-14		Assassination of Cambodian politician Ieu Koeus	Cambodian nationalist	Political	Cambodian politics, Assassination
50-01-15		DRV recognizes the People's Republic of China	DRV, Communist China	Political	Diplomacy, China, Communism
50-01-18	Beijing, China	People's Republic of China (PRC) recognizes Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	. Communist China	Political	Diplomacy, China, Communism
50-01-19	China	Ho Chi Minh crosses frontier into China and arrives in Nanning on 20 January. He boards train for Beijing on 21 January and met Prime Minister Zhou Enlai.	DRV, Communist China	Political	Ho CHi Minh, Diplomacy, China, Communism
50-01-21	Tuyen Quang, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Fifth All country police forces conference, for the first time attended by representatives of the South (Pham Hung)	DRV	Political
50-01-21	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Indochinese Communist Party third all country conference, issuing 20 instructions for the year 1950	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Party discipline
50-01-26	Cao Lanh, Mekong Delta	DRV's Cao Lanh campaign (ends 1 February 1950)	PAVN	Military	Battle
50-01-29	Paris, France	French National Assembly approves Elysee agreement establishing associated independence for Laos, Cambodia and Viet Nam within the French Union.	French political figure	Political	Parliament, Associated States of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, State Formation
50-01-30	Soviet Union	USSR recognizes Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV).	Soviet Union	Political	Diplomacy, Soviet Union
50-02-02	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Indochinese Communist Party's 3rd National Plenum approves transition to the stage of the general counter-offensive.	Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Political	Military Policy, Indochinese Communist Party
50-02-02		Tchequoslovakia and Hungary recognize the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
50-02-03		Romania and Eastern Germany recognize the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
50-02-03	Bui Chu, Tonkin	Mgr Pham Ngoc Chi becomes Vicar Apostolic and Bishop of Bui Chu	Vietnamese political figure	Social, Political	Catholicism, Vatican, Religion
50-02-04		Poland recognizes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
50-02-04	USA	United States recognizes the government of the Associated State of Viet Nam led by Bao Dai.	USA	Political	Diplomacy, United States, Associated State of Vietnam
50-02-06	Laos	Franco-Lao military convention concluded. Obligatory military service promulgated for Lao men	Laos, French military figure	Military	Armed forces formation, Conscription
50-02-06		Creation of the French Direction Générale de la Documentation (DGD), gathering intelligence to "control, coordinate and guide"	French armed forces	Political, Military	Intelligence
50-02-07		United Kingdom recognizes the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV)	UK, USA, Associated state	Political	Diplomacy, United States
50-02-07	Tonkin	DRV begins operation Le Hong Phong I in an attempt to control Tai regions in Northwestern Vietnam (ends 7 March) and opens a northern border to China	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
50-02-08		Bulgaria recognizes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
50-02-11		Albania recognizes the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV)	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
50-02-11		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) creation of the Vietnam-Chinese friendship association	DRV	Political
50-02-12	Rome	Vatican recognizes the Associated States of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia	Associated states, Catholic	Political	Catholicism, Religion, Diplomacy
50-02-16		Visit by three American Vessels of the 7th fleet to Saigon port	Communist China	Political, Economy	Military Policy, Diplomacy, United States
50-02-19	Saigon	Student demonstrations in Saigon against the war and increasing American support of the French	Civilians	Political	Demonstrations, United States
50-02-21	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) first Youth Salvation group and Youth Union assembly, gathering 400 representatives	DRV	Political, Social	Youth
50-02-24	Vientiane, Laos	Prince Boun Oum is replaced by Phoui Sananikone at the head of Lao government	Laos	Political	Lao politics
50-02-25		Hoa Hao Nguyen Giac Ngo submits to Bao Dai government	Hoa Hao	Political	Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, Opposition, Civil War
50-03-04	Beijing, China	Ho Chi Minh returns to Beijing from USSR; 11 March 1950 he leaves China for Viet Nam; on 2 April 1950, Ho returns to Vietnam.	DRV	Political	Diplomacy, China, Soviet Union
50-03-16	Saigon, Cochinchina	Three ships from the United State's 7th fleet arrive in Saigon port	USA	Political, Military	Military Policy, Diplomacy, United States
50-03-19		Demonstration in Saigon, protesting visit of 2 US warships.	French civilian	Political	Demonstrations, United States
50-04-04	Soc Trang, Mekong Delta	DRV begins the Soc Trang campaign (ends 30 April 1950)	PAVN	Military	Battle
50-04-27		Nguyen Phan Long loses his premiership and Bao Dai nominates Tran Van Huu to form a new government. Tran Van Huu calls for the death penalty for terrorists and nominates Nguyen Van Tam to head the security services.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	State formation, Political reorganization, Opposition, Police, Surveillance
50-05-14		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Fourth all country local armed forces and popular militia conference, gathering for the first time representatives of the three region (north, center and south)	DRV	Political	Meeting
50-05-17	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Creation og the Vietnam-USSR friendship association chaired by Ton Duc Thang	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
50-05-19		Prime Minister Tran Van Huu issues the decision 81/SC reestablishing newsprint and media censorship	Associated state, Vietnamese political figure	Political, Social	Newsprint, Media, Associated State of Vietnam
50-06-02		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) creation of the Journalist association	DRV	Political, Social	Newsprint, media
50-06-15	Annam	DRV begins the Phan Dinh Phung campaign (ends 24 October 1950)	PAVN	Military	Battle
50-06-21		The Associated State of Vietnam (ASV) becomes member of the International Labor Organization	International Organization, Associated State	Political, Social	Labor, Associated State of Vietnam
50-06-25	Korea	Outbreak of the Korean War	Korea	Military	Korean War
50-06-27	USA	President Truman decides to increase aid to French armed forces	USA, French armed forces	Military	Military aid, United States
50-06-29	Pau, France	Pau Conference of Associated States of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Franco-Lao Relations, Franco-Cambodian Relations
50-07-15	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) creation of the Youth Vanguard, gathering 225 youths aging from 18 to 25 years old in order to provide support to the Cao Bang campaign	DRV	Political, Social	Youth
50-07-15	Saigon, Cochinchina	Arrival of American military information mission led by State Department officer John Melby and Major General B. Erskine. Mission to assess the needs for increased military aid to the French	USA	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
50-08-03	Saigon, Cochinchina	United States Military Assistance Group (MAAG) arrives in Indochina.	USA	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
50-08-05		DRV's Hoang Dieu campaign begins (ends on 4 November 1950)
50-08-15	France	French military authorities issue arrest warrant for Léo Figuères, ranking French communist leader on visit to the DRV	French political figure	Political	French Communist Party, Diplomacy
50-08-25	Cochinchina	Hoa Hao Le Quang Vinh rallies to the French-Associated State of Vietnam (ASV)	Hoa Hao	Political	Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation, Bao Dai, Opposition, Civil War
50-09-05		DRV Military Court sentences to death Tran Du Chau, head of Military Supply department, for corruption.	DRV, PAVN	Political	Justice, Execution
50-09-16	Tonkin	Battle of Cao Bang or Border campaign begins between the DRV and the French Union armed forces. DRV wins	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Cao Bang, Battle
50-09-17		The US Military assistance group (MAAG) begins operations	USA	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
50-09-18	Tonkin	DRV army captures Dong Khe in Cao Bang province	PAVN	Military	Cao Bang, Battle
50-09-18		1st Foreign Parachute Battalion dropped along Route coloniale (RC) 4 at That Khe, but failed to reach destination.	PAVN	Military	Cao Bang, Battle
50-09-18		DRV government announces it will free 52 French Prisoners of war	PAVN	Political	prisoners of war
50-09-30		Operation Tiznit: Lepage at the head of the Bayard group is instructed to march to Dong Khe, but only learns on 2 October 1950 that his mission was in fact to head to the garrison of Cao Bang	French armed forces	Military	Cao Bang, Battle
50-10-01		1 Bataillon Etranger Parachutiste (BEP) at That Khe reinforced by 3,500 Moroccan and local troops assembled at Lang Son under Colonel Le Page; marches north to retake Dong Khe.	French armed forces	Military	African troops, battle
50-10-03		French retreat from the Route Coloniale 4 near Chinese border. Col. Charton ordered to leave Cao Bang with his 1500 legionnaires and Moroccans to meet up with Col. Le Page. That night both columns attacked by Viet Minh.	French armed forces, PAVN	Military	Cao Bang, Battle
50-10-03	Mekong Delta	DRV opens Long-Chau-Ha 1 Campaign	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
50-10-07		Remnants of Charton and Le Page columns link up	French armed forces	Military	Cao Bang, Battle
50-10-07		General Juin questions value of continuing war.	French military figure	Political	Military Policy
50-10-07	Cochinchina	DRV begins the Ben Cat campaign begins (ends 15 November)	PAVN	Military	Battle
50-10-14	Korea	Chinese communist forces begin entering North Korea	Communist China, Korea, USA	Military	Korean War
50-10-18	Tonkin	French abandon various frontier posts, including Lang Son, leaving behind large amounts of materiel	French armed forces	Military	Cao Bang, Battle
50-10-18		Tran Van Huu criticizes France on the slow implementation of the 8 March Accord.	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
50-10-19		Pierre Mendes France expresses for the first time his opposition to the Indochina War on mainly financial grounds	French political figure	Political	Economy, War Policy
50-10-20		First issue of the People's army newspaper (Báo Quân đội nhân dân)	PAVN	Political	Newsprint, media
50-10-27	Paris, France	Report of General Juin on the military situation	French military figure	Military	Military Policy
50-11-01	Lai Chau, Tonkin	French evacuation of Lao Cai and Lai Chau	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
50-11-05		DRV government meets to discuss lessons on cadre policy as a result of the Tran Du Chau affair (5 September 1950).	DRV	Political	Meeting, Justice, Civil servant, Corruption, Against impunity
50-11-06	Tonkin	DRV seizes Hoa Binh	French armed forces, PAVN	Military	Hoa Binh, Battle, Occupation
50-11-22		First conference of DRV leaders and leaders of the "resistance governments" for Cambodia and Laos. Declaration of cooperation signed by Ton Duc Thang (DRV), Sieu Heng (Khmer Issarak Cambodia), and Prince Souphanouvong (Pathet Lao).	DRV, Cambodian Communist, Lao Communist	Political	Associated States of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, Lao Issara
50-11-27	Pau, France	End of Pau conference	French political figure	Political	Negotiations
50-12-04		The Indochinese Communist Party issues guidelines concerning Overseas Chinese	Vietnamese Communist, Chinese civilians, Viet Minh	Political, Social	Overseas Chinese
50-12-06	Paris, France	Pleven government appoints General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny as joint military Commander-in-Chief and High Commissioner for Indochina, replacing General M. Carpentier (Commander-in-Chief of army) and Léon Pignon (High Commissioner)	French military figure	Political, Military	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, Military Policy
50-12-08		Franco-US agreement codifying and normalizing American aid to the French	French armed forces, French political figure, USA	Political, Military, Economic	Military aid, United States
50-12-15	Hanoi, Tonkin	Bao Dai visits Ha Dong, military parade in Hanoi, reception at Hanoi University.	Vietnamese political figure	Political, Social	Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam
50-12-17		General de Lattre de Tassigny arrives in Indochina and promises strong leadership.	French military figure	Political, Military	Military Policy
50-12-23		Transfer of general administrative services to Vietnamese, as agreed at the Pau Conference	Associated States	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, State Formation
50-12-23		Representatives of France, the United States, the Associated States of Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam sign a Mutual Defense Accord for Indochina	Associated States, US, French political figure	Political	Diplomacy, United States
50-12-25	Tonkin	Start of the DRV's Tran Hung Dao campaign on Vinh Yen and Phuc Yen	PAVN	Military	Vinh Yen, Battle
50-12-27		Special cultural schools planned in DRV for workers, peasants, lower government civil servants, mass education teachers, mass organization cadres.	DRV	Political, Social	Education, Mobilization, Civil servants, Literacy
50-12-29	Rach Gia, Cochinchina	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Second all South National salvation youth assembly, gathering 80 representatives of around 320.000 members	DRV	Political, Social	Youth
51-01-01	Annam	From this date in DRV, all rice cultivators must pay 5kg of rice per "sao" (approx. 4 acres) annually. Others must pay 15 boxes (3-4 kg) of rice monthly.	DRV	Economy, Political	Economy, Agriculture
51-01-09	Saigon, Cochinchina	Demonstration of students commemorating the death of Tran Van On a year before, protesting against French policy	Viet Minh	Political, Social	Demonstration,Youth
51-01-12	South Central	DRV asserts that 1,300,000 can now read and write in 268 villages in South Central Viet Nam	DRV	Political, Social	Education, Mobilization, Literacy
51-01-13	Interzone 4, Tonkin, Annam	Administrative and Resistance committee (Uy ban khang chien hanh chinh: UBKCHC) takes over salt monopoly	DRV	Economy	Salt, Economy, Finances
51-01-16		Viet Minh launch human wave attacks against French; de Lattre calls up virtually all combat planes in Indochina.	PAVN, French military figure	Political, Military	Vinh Yen, Battle
51-01-17		Vo Nguyen Giap orders withdrawal of troops from Vinh Yen suffering some 5000 casualties, including 500 captured.	PAVN	Military	Vinh Yen, Battle
51-01-19	Cambodia	Kim Thit writes a letter to Sihanouk demanding the restoration of the National Assembly	Cambodian nationalist	Political	Parliament, Cambodian Politics
51-01-29		French Premier Pleven and General Alllard, chief of staff of the Expeditionary Corps, travel to Washington to solicit more American assistance	USA, French military figure, French political figure	Military, Political	Military aid, United States
51-02-10	Tonkin	DRV attacks Nghia Lo	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Nghia Lo, Battle
51-02-11	Tuyen Quang, Tonkin	Indochinese Communist Party convenes a Second National Congress, which changes name of party to the Vietnam's Workers' Party (Dang Lao Dong Viet Nam) and returns to operating in the open. The Congress elects a Central Executive Committee with Ho Chi Minh as chair and Truong Chinh as general secretary.	Viet Minh	Political	Political reorganization, nomination
51-02-12	Mekong Delta	DRV initiates Long-Chau-Ha campaign II (ends 13 March 1951)	PAVN	Millitary	Military Policy
51-02-16		DRV 9th military medicine conference, gathering the largest number of participants and redefining the purpose and nature of health services. For the first time, it introduces political instructions and revolutionary spirit to be associated with health care.	PAVN, DRV	Military, Social, Political	Medicine, Health, mobilization
51-03-03		Unification Conference of Viet Minh - Lien Viet. The Viet Minh is dissolved in favor of the Lien Viet.	Viet Minh	Political	Mobilization, Vietnamese Politics
51-03-11		Conference of Lien-Viet representatives from DRV (Ton Duc Thang), Khmer National United Front, and Pathet-Lao United Front.	Viet Minh, Cambodian Communist, Lao Communist	Political	Associated States of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, Lao Issara, Khmer Issarak
51-03-11		Creation of the People's Paper, Nhan Dan, the official mouthpiece of the Vietnamese Worker's Party	Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Political, Social	Newsprint, media
51-03-13	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Vietnam Worker's Party Central Executive Committee first conference	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Meeting
51-03-23	Tonkin	DRV initiates the Hoang Hoa Tham campaign or Road 18 campaign (ends 7 April 1951)	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
51-03-27		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Second National salvation peasantry conference during which Truong Chinh insists on the importance of production	DRV	Political, Social
51-04-06		DRV discovers that French are planning to sell 14 million tons of rice from Cochinchina for consumption abroad.	DRV	Social, Economy	Trade, Banking, Economy, Agriculture
51-05-06	Hue	DRV National Buddhist Congress unification Northern, Central and Southern Buddhist associations	Buddhist	Social	Buddhism, Unification
51-05-06		DRV creates the Vietnam National Bank responsible for the emission of money, management of national budget and foreign currency.	DRV	Political, Economy	Currency, Banking, Economy
51-05-11	Cam Ly, Annam	Cam Ly massacre: French execution of 20 Vietnamese prisoners	French armed forces, DRV	Social	Massacre
51-05-12	Mekong Delta	DRV begins the Soc Trang II campaign (ends 25 May 1951)	PAVN	Military	Battle
51-05-28	Day River, Tonkin	Battle of the Day River begins, part of the DRV's Quang Trung campaign (ends 20 June 1951)	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Day, Battle, Cathoicism, Religion
51-06-17	Cochinchina	Colonel Trinh Minh The, the Cao Dai armed forces chief of staff defects French armed forces and goes to Tay Ninh.	Cao Dai, French armed forces	Military, Political	Religion, Cao Dai, Opposition, Civil war
51-06-19	Kampot, Cambodia	Creation of the People's Army of Cambodia for the Khmer Issarak	Cambodian Communist	Military	Khmer Issarak, Associated State of Cambodia
51-07-11		De Lattre's famous speech to the youth of the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV).	French political figure	Political	Mobilization, Propaganda
51-07-15		Bao Dai signs the military draft law into effect for the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV)	Vietnamese political figure, Associated states	Political, Military	Mobilization, Emergency, war restrictions, vietnamization, jaunissement
51-07-19	Paris, France	The sentencing of Henri Martin, a French naval officer favorable to the DRV, sets off demonstrations among dockers loading ships for Indochina.	French military figure, Civilians	Political, Military	Demonstration, Opposition
51-07-22		DRV promulgation of the manufacturing and commercial tax	DRV	Political, Economy	Tax, Economy
51-07-23		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) delegation headed by Hoang Quoc Viet visits the People's Republic of China	DRV	Political	Diplomacy
51-07-26		Meeting between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) and the International Red Cross on providing medical aid to prisoners of war	DRV, Red Cross	Social	Humanitarian assistance, Red Cross, war prisoner
51-09-01		Signing of the ANZUS Treaty (Australia, New Zealand, USA)	International relations	Political	Diplomacy, United States, Asia, Domino Theory
51-09-07		Agreement reached on American financial aid to the Associated States of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia	USA, Associated states	Political, Economy	Military aid, United States
51-09-08	San Francisco, USA	Signing of U.S. Peace Treaty with Japan	Japanese Army, USA	Political	United States, Asia, Domino Theory
51-09-10	USA	General de Lattre starts a visit to the US	French military figure, USA	Political, Military	Arrival
51-09-19	Quang Ngai, Annam	DRV Administrative and Resistance committee directive restricting opening of restaurants.	DRV	Social	Food, Agriculture
51-09-24	LK5, Annam	DRV buys up large stocks of rice; forbids shopkeepers to hold large supplies of cereals.	DRV	Economy, Social	Trade, Economy, Finances
51-09-25	Ninh Giang, Tonkin	French Operation Citron	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
51-09-27		Second Plenum of the Worker's Party Central executive committee	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Meeting
51-09-29	Tonkin	DRV initiates Ly Thuong Kiet campaign (ends 31 October 1951)	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
51-09-30	Tonkin	Operation Mandarine, aims together with operation Citron to pacify the Red river delta despite the attacks on Nghia Lo	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
51-10-01	China	Decision to establish a central Education facility in Nanning, China.	DRV	Social	Education, China, Communism
51-10-02	Nghia Lo, Tonkin	From October 2 until Oct. 6, the Battle of Nghia Lo, a DRV victory	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Nghia Lo, Battle
51-10-28	Hanoi, Tonkin	The Episcopal conference, presided by Mgr Dooley takes a clear position in favor of the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV).	Associated States, Catholics	Political, Social	Religion, Catholics, Opposition, Alliance, Loyalty
51-10-29		French sequestering of Son Ngoc Thanh ends	Cambodian nationalist	Political	Franco-Cambodian Relations
51-11-14	Hoa Binh, Tonkin	General de Lattre attacks and takes Hoa Binh on the Black River	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Hoa Binh, Battle, Occupation
51-12-10	Tonkin	People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN)'s begins Hoa Binh campaign	PAVN	Military	Hoa Binh, Battle, Occupation
51-12-25		Ho Chi Minh addresses a letter to the North African troops of the Expeditionary corps for Christmas	DRV, Vietnamese Communist	Political, Military	Propaganda
52-01-06	Toulouse	Schumann: France will not hesitate to conclude peace, but only under honorable conditions.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, Military Policy
52-01-11		Jean de Lattre de Tassigny dies of cancer, replaced by General Raoul Salan	French military figure	Political	Military Policy
52-01-23	Con Dao, Cochinchina	DRV Execution of "landlord" Vo Thi Sau	Vietnamese Communist, Viet Minh	Political
52-02-14	Tonkin	French Operation Amarante launched aimed at reinforcing the eastern bank opposite Hoa Binh	French armed forces	Military	Hoa Binh, Battle, Occupation
52-02-20		DRV All-country Finance Conference opens	DRV	Political, Economy	Economics
52-02-22	Tonkin	French Army withdraws from Hoa Binh.	French armed forces	Military	Hoa Binh, Battle, Occupation
52-02-25	Tonkin	DRV occupies Hoa Binh city	PAVN	Military	Hoa Binh, Battle, Occupation
52-03-05		DRV regulations on comunal lands	DRV	Political, Social, Economy	Economy, Agriculture
52-03-07	Saigon, Cochinchina	Tran Van Huu reshuffles his cabinet but many political figures refuse his ministerial offers	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Political reorganization, Opposition
52-03-08	Soviet Union	Nguyen Luong Bang appointed first Ambassador to the Soviet Union	DRV, Soviet Union	Political	Vietnamese Politics
52-03-15		Vietnamese communist fifth politicla cadre conference, insisting on the sabotage of the ennemy's supplies, designs and reinforcing the resistance economy	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Party discipline
52-03-31	Nha Trang, Annam	Associated State of Vietnam (ASV) begins training pilots	Associated States Army	Military	Military Policy
52-04-07		Bao Dai names Le Van Vien (Bay Vien) brigadier general	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Vietnamese Politics, Binh Xuyen
52-04-21	Saigon, Cochinchina	Letourneau arrives in Saigon: "My aim, in coming to Indochina, is to assure the complete independence of the Associated States within the confines of the French Union."	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, Military Policy
52-04-22		Vietnam Workers' Party Third Central Executive Committee conference focusing on the production objectives for 1952, reinforcing the sabotage behind ennemy lines as well as military and party cadre rectification	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Party discipline
52-04-28		Third Plenum of the Worker's Party Central executive Committee	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Meeting
52-05-01		Opening of the first DRV national assembly of heroes and martyrs	DRV, PAVN	Political, Social	Mobilization, Propaganda
52-05-11	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Vietnamese communist central party opens the first party rectification session. Directives on the role of the party within the military are issued on the 27th and rectification within the army takes place during May 1952	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Party discipline
52-05-26		Railways transferred from French to Associated State of Vietnam (ASV) administration. Bao Dai made rare public appearance in Hanoi.	Associated States	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, Military Policy
52-05-26	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Anti French demonstrations by students	Cambodia, Civilians	Political, Social	Vietnamese Politics
52-06-03	Cambodia	King Sihanouk assumes command of the government	Cambodian monarchy	Political	Monarchy, Cambodian Politics
52-06-08		DRV National Bank receives permission to print 50 billion dong.	DRV	Economy	Banking, Finances, Economy
52-06-22		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) implementation of the ethnic minorities policy, aiming at the solidarity of all ethnic groups	DRV	Political	Mobilization
52-07-05		DRV and Soviet Union agree on a loan for buying Soviet goods	DRV, Soviet Union	Political, Economy	Trade, Soviet Union, Finances
52-07-06	Annam	French launch operation in Thua Thien to round up Vietnamese youths for State of Vietnam Army.	Associated States Army	Military, Political	Recruitment, Training. Youth
52-07-15		Nguyen Van Tam's Plan for Political and Social Reforms	Associated States	Social, Political	Associated State of Vietnam, Vietnamese Politics
52-07-15	Annam	DRV initiates Quang Nam campaign (ends 26 September 1952)	PAVN	Military	Battle
52-09-12		Soviet veto French attempt to admit the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV) to the United Nations	Associated states, French political figure	Political	United nations, diplomacy, Soviet Union
52-10-05	Soviet Union	Ho Chi Minh leaves to attend the 19th congress of the Communist Party of Soviet Union.	Soviet Union	Political	Ho Chi Minh, Diplomacy, Soviet Union
52-10-14	Tonkin	DRV initiates the Tay Bac campaign opens (ends 10 December 1952)	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
52-10-28	Phu Tho, Tonkin	French operation Lorraine aims to pacify the Red River bank up to Phu Tho	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
52-10-29		General Salan launches Operation "Lorraine"	French armed forces, PAVN	Military	Military Policy
52-12-01	Na San, Tonkin	Battle of Na San opens, defeat for the DRV	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Na San, battle of
52-12-17		The NATO Council declares that the "campaign in Indochina led by French Union forces deserves support without compromise"	International relations	Political, Military	Diplomacy, Europe, NATO
52-12-20		Opening of DRV land mobilization in countryside (chien dich phat dong quan chung o nong than). At Dong Bam plantation, Mme Nguyen Thi Nam is tried and executed as "landlord"	DRV	Political, Military, Social	Mobilization, Agriculture, Land Reform, Execution
53-01-01		Hoa Hao Tran Van Soai becomes Major General in Associated State of Vietnam (ASV) Army	Hoa Hao	Military	Hoa Hao, Religion, Opposition, Civil War, Military Policy
53-01-01	Laos	French Groupement de commando mixtes aéroportés(GCMA) is establish positions in Northern Laos. In exchange for support of highland peoples led by Touby Ly Foung, the French transport opium harvest to Cholon to their distributor Le Van Vien.	French armed forces, ethnic minorities, Binh Xuyen	Political, Military	Opium, Military Policy, Economics, Finances
53-01-06	Paris, France	Vote for René Mayer in National Assembly; opposed by socialists and communists.	French political figure	Political	Parliament, French Politics
53-01-13		DRV initiates the An Khe campaign (ends 28 January 1953)	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
53-01-13		Sihanouk pronounces the dissolution of the National Assembly and arrests Democrat party members.	Cambodia	Political	Opposition, Parliament, Monarchy, Cambodian Politics
53-01-14	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Sihanouk dissolves National Assembly and assumes presidency of the government with Penn Nouth as vice president	Cambodia, Associated states	Political	Opposition, Parliament, Monarchy, Cambodian Politics
53-01-16		Ministerial reshuffle of Nguyen Van Tam's Cabinet.	Associated states, Associated states army	Political, Military	Vietnamese politics, Associated State of Vietnam
53-01-25		Vietnam Workers' Party Fourth Central Executive Committee conference on party discipline among the military and the implementation of land reforms	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political, Military	Party discipline, land
53-01-29		Eiji Wajima, representative of the Japanese Ministry of foreign affairs, arrives to establish diplomatic relationships with the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV) and to organize the payment of war reparations from WWII	Japanese, Associated State	Political	Diplomacy, Japan, Asia
53-03-03		Letourneau declares some of French forces must be relieved by Viet Nam Army.	French political figure	Political, Military	Military Policy
53-03-05	Moscow, Soviet Union	Stalin dies.	Soviet Union	Political	Soviet Union
53-03-09		Le Monde reports that visit of General Mark Clark to Indochina demonstrates that in eyes of Washington the wars in Korea and Viet Nam are one and the same.	USA	Political	Media, Korean war
53-03-15		DRV decree on the creation of the cinema service	DRV	Social	Culture, Cinema
53-03-16		DRV Cabinet issues instructions on rectification (chinh don) of commune level administration	DRV	Political	Centre/Periphery
53-03-20		General Clark's objectives in Indochina: coordination of Tokyo and Saigon general staffs; Viet Nam Army to be trained in American methods.	USA, Associated states army	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
53-03-25		Auriol-Sihanouk talks	Cambodia, French political figure	Political	Meeting, Negotiations
53-03-31		Franco-US negotiations in Indochina end, dominated by US view of interdependence of Asian fronts. US will send aid but not troops to Indochina.	USA	Political, Military	Military aid
53-04-13	Laos	DRV army invades Laos, occupies Sam Neua, and moves on Vientiane and Thakhek	PAVN	Military	Battle
53-04-27	Paris, France	Creation of position of Commissioner General of France in Indochina.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Cambodian Relations
53-05-01		Unité Mobile de Défense des Chrétiens (UMDC) dissolved, and reformed into regular Light Companies	Associated states army	Military	Military Policy, Catholicism, Religion
53-05-07	Paris, France	French Prime Minister René Mayer appoints Navarre to Indochina command. Mayer declares all that is required is an honorable exit.	French political figure, French military figure	Political	Military Policy, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
53-05-11		French devaluation of the Indochinese piaster: 1 Indochinese piaster equals 10 francs		Economy	Currency, Exchange rate
53-05-19	Saigon	General Navarre arrives in Indochina but returned to Paris shortly thereafter to present "Navarre Plan" to government with American backing	French military figure	Political	Military Policy, United States
53-05-22	Saigon, Cochinchina	General Navarre replaces Salan as Commander of army in Indochina; authorized to implement "Navarre Plan".	French military figure	Political	Military Policy
53-05-22	Paris, France	René Mayer cabinet falls over serious financial difficulties.	French political figure	Political	French Politics
53-06-01	Mekong Delta	My tho and Vinh long transferred to National Army; Hoa Hao uprisings	Associated states, Hoa Hao	Political	Hoa Hao, Military Policy, Opposition, Civil War, Associated State of Vietnam
53-06-08	Paris, France	Letourneau writes to Navarre that he fears any investiture of Mendès France would lead to an abandonment of Indochina.	French political figure	Political	French Politics
53-06-15		Rupture between France and Cambodia. Sihanouk leaves Phnom Penh for Thailand. Unable to secure Thai support he returns back to Cambodia and then settles in Battambang to continue his Royal Crusade for Independence.	Cambodia, French political figure	Political	Cambodian Politics, Franco-Cambodian Relations, Monarchy
53-06-16	Paris, France	Joseph Laniel wins Prime Minister vote.	French political figure	Political	French Politics
53-06-26	Paris, France	Joseph Laniel cabinet sworn in, with Bidault as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Pleven in charge of Defense.	French political figure	Political	French Politics
53-06-26	Cochinchina	The Associated State of Vietnam (ASV) faces increased union action and issues the ordinance 26 defining working conditions of plantation workers and creating an agricultural code	Civilians, Associated state	Political, Social	Labor, Associated State of Vietnam
53-06-28		Communal elections held in Associated State of Vietnam (ASV)	Associated states	Political	State formation, Agriculture, Associated State of Vietnam
53-07-01		General O'Daniel proposes to Navarre the dispatch of American military instructors.	French armed forces, USA	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
53-07-03		Laniel government agrees to "perfect" the independence of the Associated States	French political figure, Associated states	Political	Franco-Vietnamese, Franco-Lao, Franco-Cambodian Relations
53-07-07	Paris, France	Savary motion: that the SFIO abstain from voting for more money for Indochina war. Socialist congress rejects it in favor of softer policy stressing negotiations.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese, Franco-Lao, Franco-Cambodian Relations
53-07-17	Tonkin	Operation "Hirondelle" begins	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
53-07-24	Paris, France	Edgar Faure intervenes against any rise in the budget for Indochina during the National Defense Council meeting and requires Navarre to come up with a less expensive plan.	French political figure	Political, Economy, Military	Economics, Finances, Military Policy
53-07-25	Paris, France	For the first time, Navarre considers an airborne operation at Dien Bien Phu. He believes the location will serve to block the enemy's access to Laos	French political figure	Political, Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
53-07-27	Korea	Korean armistice signed.	Korean	Military	Korean War
53-08-01	Viet Bac, Tonkin	Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) First All country religion conference, gathering 146 representatives and discussing the DRV and the front policies on religion	DRV	Political, Social
53-08-18	France	French government send request to Eisenhower for increased assistance (up to 135 million francs).	USA, French political figure	Military	Military aid, United States
53-09-06	Cholon, Cochinchina	National Union congress gathering Cao Dai (Pham Cong Tac) and nationalists opposing Bao Dai such as Ngo Dinh Nhu, under the protection of the Binh Xuyen	Vietnamese political figure, Cao Dai	Political	Opposition
53-09-14	Peking, China	Radio Beijing says that armistice in Indochina not impossible.	Communist China	Political	Diplomacy, China
53-09-19	Laos;Delta	Navarre writes in general instructions that threat to northern Laos seemed 'provisionally reduced' and Delta was most likely to be the main battle site.	French military figure	Military	Military Policy
53-10-04		DRV cabinet promulgates a policy on religious freedom	DRV	Political, Social	Religion
53-10-07		Franco-Cambodian military accord concluded: all territorial command is transferred to the Royal Army of Cambodia, but Expeditionary Corps maintains operational freedom on the Mekong's left bank (meaning eastern Cambodia)	Cambodia, French military figure	Military, Political	Franco-Cambodian Relations, Military Policy
53-10-13	Cholon, Cochinchina	Five-point plan issued by Dr Pham Van Ngoi Secretary General of the Vietnamese Socialist Party (Dang Xa Hoi Viet Nam).	Vietnamese political figure, Associated states	Political	Vietnamese Politics
53-10-22	Paris	Franco-Lao treaty signed between French and Lao governments. General Navarre and Commissioner general Maurice Déjean presumed this meant French were obligated to defend Laos.	French military figure, Lao monarchy	Military, Political	Franco-Lao Relations
53-10-22			French political figure, Laos	Political	Independence, Agreement
53-10-27	Paris, France	Indochina debate begins in French National Assembly.	French political figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese, Franco-Lao, Franco-Cambodian Relations
53-10-29	Paris, France	Laniel government wins motion to increase size of the armed forces in Indochina, but to negotiate in light of a wider détente emerging in Asia	French political figure	Political	Parliament, Diplomacy, Military Policy
53-11-02	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	Navarre Directive No.852 ordered preparations for airborne assault to retake Dien Bien Phu.	French armed forces	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Military Policy
53-11-06		Cogny response to Navarre: he and staff attach higher priority to defense of Delta, and would need reinforcements if the Forces Terrestres du Nord Vietnam (FTNV) forces diverted to Dien Bien Phu. Repeated request on 9 November 1953.	French military figure	Military	Military Policy
53-11-06		Opération Mouette begins	French armed forces	Military	Military policy
53-11-08	Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Sihanouk returns to Phnom Penh victorious	Cambodia	Political	Franco-Cambodian Relations
53-11-09		France accords Cambodia full independence	French political figure, Cambodia	Political	Franco-Cambodian Relations
53-11-11	Hanoi, Tonkin	Cogny and staff meet with Berteil to discuss Dien Bien Phu (operation Castor)	French military figure	Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
53-11-12		Cogny gives Berteil letter for Navarre outlining preparations for 'Castor'	French military figure	Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
53-11-13	Lai Chau, Tonkin	Cogny sends instructions to Lieutenant Colonel Trancart at Lai Chau to secretly plan for withdrawal.	French military figure	Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
53-11-13	Paris, France	Meeting of French Committee on National Defense.	French political figure	Political	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
53-11-14	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	General Navarre commits to Dien Bien Phu and launches Operation "Castor".	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
53-11-15		DRV All-country Party Conference discusses land reform, with Chinese advisers attending.	DRV, Communist China	Political	Agriculture, Land Reform
53-11-15		Operation "Pollux" begins, with withdrawal from Lai chau to Dien Bien Phu, 50 miles south; completed 22 December 1953	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
53-11-15	Thanh Hoa	Operation Pelican. French navy launches attacks on the coast of Thanh Hoa	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy
53-11-17	Hanoi, Tonkin	Navarre briefs Commissioner general Déjean, Secretary Jacquet, and Prime Minister Nguyen Van Tam on military operations.	French armed forces, Associated states	Political	Military Policy
53-11-20		Landing of French paratroopers in Dien Bien Phu, "Operation Castor" begins.	French armed forces	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle
53-11-20		Results of French public opinion poll on Indochina published in Le Monde: 78% wanted some sort of negotiations with the DRV or were not even interested.	France	Political	Public opinion, France
53-11-24	Hanoi	The Vietnamese federation of Christian laborers declares a general strike	Civilians, Unions, Associate state	Political, Social	Labor, Associated State of Vietnam
53-11-26	Soviet Union	USSR proposal for 4-power conference on peace in Europe and Asia; Scheduled for 25 January 1954.	Soviet Union	Political	Soviet Union, Diplomacy
53-11-27	Paris, France	Laniel government wins a confidence vote in National Assembly.	French political figure	Political	Parliament, French Politics
53-11-29		Ho Chi Minh responds to questions from L'Expressen referring to hopes for resolving Viet Nam problem diplomatically	DRV	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
53-12-06	Tonkin	DRV decides to attack French at Dien Bien Phu	DRV	Political, Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle
53-12-06		DRV order of general mobilization broadcast, under slogan "Everything for the Front, Everything for Victory!"	Viet Minh, DRV	Political	Mobilization
53-12-08	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	Colonel de Castries takes command of the French camp at Dien Bien Phu	French military figure, French armed forces	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle
53-12-09	Dien Bien Phu (near), Tonkin	Chinese advisor Mei Jiasheng and Hoang Van Thai discuss attack options and agree on quick assault through wave attacks	PAVN, Communist China	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
53-12-10	Lai Chau, Tonkin	DRV Lai Chau campaign opens (ends 31 December 1954)	PAVN	Military	Military Policy
53-12-15	Laos	Beginning of the second battle of Laos designed to draw the French as far from the main battle objective - Dien Bien Phu. Invasion of Laos ends in May 1954, with the fall of Dien Bien Phu	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Laos, Second Battle of
53-12-19		Government Implents for the first time a full-blown Land reform law.	DRV	Political, Social, Economy	Land Reform, Mobilization, Agriculture,
53-12-19		Ho Chi Minh again refers to possibility of negotiations in radio message to mark anniversary of the commencement of hostilities seven years earlier.	DRV	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
53-12-23	Paris, France	René Coty elected President of France	French political figure	Political	French Politics
53-12-27	Seno	2 Bataillon Etranger Parachutiste (BEP) rushed to Seno in Laos to operate with Groupe Mobile 2 until 1954 January 10, against DRV troops attacking Laos	French armed forces	Military	Laos, Second Battle of
54-01-01		General Navarre informs government that intelligence shows that DRV Heavy Division 351 is moving 37mm AA guns and probably 105mm howitzers into place. If true, Navarre indicates that he can no longer guarantee victory at Dien Bien Phu	French military figure	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-01-01		French expeditionary corps numbers some 204,000 men	French armed forces	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-01-05	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	General Giap and his general staff arrive at advanced headquarters 9 miles north of Dien Bien Phu.	PAVN	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-01-08	Washington, USA	US Armed forces chief of staff Radford discusses with President Eisenhower the possibility of bombing DRV troops around Dien Bien Phu. This was known secretly as Operation Vulture	USA	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
54-01-12	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	Vo Nguyen Giap, Chinese advisor Wei Guoqing, and intelligence and logistics officers reach Tuan Giao and meet with Hoang Van Thai from Dien Bien Phu headquarters. Attack plans debated.	PAVN, Communist China	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-01-14	Washington, USA	Issuance of NSC-5405, an American national security council memorandum stating that the defence of Tonkin is essential to the containment of communism in Southeast Asia	USA	Political, Military	United States, Domino theory
54-01-17	Paris, France	President Auriol hands over powers to René Coty.	French political figure	Political	French Politics
54-01-18		DRV organizes the week of Vietnam/China/Soviet Union friendship. Another reference suggest the month of Vietnam China Soviet friendship instead of a week	DRV, Communist China, Soviet Union	Political, Social	Diplomacy, Soviet Union, China
54-01-20	Annam	French launch Operation 'Atlante' in southern Central Vietnam.	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
54-01-25	Berlin, Germany	Berlin Conference fails to agree on Korea but its final communiqué announces a foreign ministers' conference will be convened in Geneva on 26 April 1954 to discuss Korea and Indochina (conference ends February 18)	International relations	Political	Meeting, Conference
54-01-25	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	Vo Nguyen Giap cancels the first attack on Dien Bien Phu	Vietnamese military figure, PAVN	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-01-26	Tay Nguyen, Annam	DRV's Bac Tay Nguyen campaign begins in the central highlands - Tay Nguyen, Kon Tum, Pleiku, An Khe, in bid to draw the French away from Dien Bien Phu	PAVN	Military	Atlante, Military Policy
54-01-27	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	DRV's Division 308 departs Dien Bien Phu for northern Laos. Start of DRV's Upper Laos campaign begins (ends 13 February 1954). Navarre and Dejean write to Paris asking government to advise Sisavong Vong to move to Vientiane.	PAVN, French military figure	Military	Arrival, battle, Report, Correspondence
54-01-31		French up-to-date 1:25,000 map of Dien Bien Phu area recovered by a DRV reconnaissance unit	PAVN	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle
54-02-01	Do Son airfield, Tonkin	DRV commando night time attack on Do Son airfield results in 4 C-47s destroyed, burning of fuel depot.	PAVN	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle
54-02-02	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	General O'Daniel visits the camp at Dien Bien Phu	USA, French armed forces	Political, military	Military aid, United States
54-02-03		Comrade Wei Guoqing, senior Chinese advisor tells Vo Nguyen Giap he agrees with decision to postpone the attack on Dien Bien Phu	PAVN, Communist China	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-02-06	Paris, France	Defense Minister René Pleven tells National Defense Committee that Navarre is specifically asking if he is to defend Laos.	French political figure	Political	Correspondence
54-02-22	New Delhi	Nehru calls on parties to Indochina war to agree to immediate cease-fire; proposal endorsed by French Communist Party (FCP) and socialists (SFIO).	India, FCP	Political	Diplomacy, India
54-03-05	Paris, France	Laniel sends his ceasefire conditions to Nehru: DRV must evacuate Laos and much of Central Vet Nam, and demilitarized zones must be created around Tonkin delta. Mendes-France criticizes him for secretly wanting to get the US involved in the war.	French political figure, India	Political	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu, India
54-03-06	Paris, France	Parliament debate: US aid budget for Indochina revealed; Mendès France calls for immediate and direct negotiations with Ho Chi Minh.	French political figure	Political	Diplomacy, Military Policy
54-03-08	Gia Lam, Tonkin	DRV special forces attack French military air base of Gia Lam near Hanoi	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle
54-03-12	Qui Nhon, Annam	French 2nd stage attack on Qui-nhon as part of Atlante operation	French armed forces	Military	Atlante, Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-03-13	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	DRV attacks French camp at Dien Bien Phu. Official beginning of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. DRV opens with a massive artillery barrage at 1705, and an assault on Beatrice an hour later.	PAVN	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-03-15	DBP, Tonkin	DRV neutralizes Dien Bien Phu air strip	PAVN, DRV, French armed forces	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle
54-03-23		American Secretary of State John Foster Dulles' declaration on Indochina issued	USA	Political	Military Policy, United States
54-03-25		Navarre to Marc Jacquet: unprecedented amounts of war materiel being supplied from China.	Communist China	Military	Military aid, China
54-03-27	Auxerre, France	Marshal Juin expresses opposition to creation of a European Army.	French military figure	Political	Europe
54-03-31	Saigon, Cochinchina	American Ambassador Donald Heath sends the Department of State a digest of events at Dien Bien Phu, which "reeks of impending disaster".	USA	Political	Military aid, United States
54-04-02	Washington, USA	Without British collaboration, Eisenhower refuses to endorse Operation Vulture (Opération Vautour)	USA, French armed forces	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
54-04-04	Paris, France	Prime Minister Laniel makes formal request for US air intervention at Dien Bien Phu.	French political figure, USA	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
54-04-07		De Gaulle press conference: criticizes idea of European Defense Community; France must end war in Indochina.	French military figure	Political	Military Policy
54-04-22	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	Meeting of Front Military Committee; Vo Nguyen Giap outlines intentions for 3rd offensive phase to bring down the enemy camp as negotiations at Geneva set to commence	PAVN	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle, Military Policy
54-04-26	Geneva	Opening of the Geneva conference	International relations	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-04-28		Franco-Vietnamese declaration on the independence of the Associated State of Vietnam (ASV)	French political figure, Associated State	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations, Bao Dai, Associated State of Vietnam, Military Policy
54-04-29	Washington	American President Eisenhower's declaration on Indochina	USA	Political	Diplomacy, United States
54-05-04	Paris, France	Laniel forced to call for another vote of confidence and obtains it.	French political figure	Political	French Politics
54-05-07	Dien Bien Phu, Tonkin	Dien Bien Phu falls to the DRV. The French camp under de Castries capitulates at 17h30	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Dien Bien Phu, Battle
54-05-07	Geneva, Switzerland	Conference at Geneva takes up the issue of Indochina. Pham Van Dong heads the delegation.	DRV, French political figure	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva, United States
54-05-07		Letters exchanges between President Eisenhower and French President Coty.	USA, French political figure	Political	Diplomacy, United States
54-05-11	Paris, France	Laniel calls for another vote of confidence; wins by only two votes.	French political figure	Political	French Politics
54-05-19		Pham Cong Tac signs a protocol accepting the integration of the Cao Dai forces into the army of the State of Vietnam.	Cao Dai, French armed forces, Associated states army	Political, Military	Cao Dai, Religion, State of Vietnam
54-05-24	Bern	Icy meeting at Geneva between Zhou Enlai and American counterpart Walter Bedell Smith.	Communist China, USA	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva, United States, China
54-05-25		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) implementation of stage I of the land reform following test cases in Thai Nguyen province. The implementation takes place in Thai Nguyen and Thanh Hoa provinces and ends 20/9/54	DRV	Political, Social	Land Reform, Mobilization, Agriculture,
54-05-26	Geneva	Pham Van Dong hints at possibility of accepting preliminary partition of Vietnam in order to obtain an accord	DRV	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-06-04		General Navarre relieved of his command as commander-in-chief of the Indochina theater; to be replaced by General Salan.	French armed forces, French military figure	Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
54-06-05		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Land Reform Central Committee meets in order to assess the results of the implementation in Thai Nguyen and Thanh Hoa	DRV	Political, Social	Land Reform, Mobilization, Agriculture,
54-06-12	Paris, France	Laniel government falls.	French political figure	Political	French Politics
54-06-14	Nam Dinh, Tonkin	Strike at the Nam Dinh textile mill		Social	Labor
54-06-16		Bao Dai appoints Ngo Dinh Diem as Prime Minister.	Associated states, Vietnamese political figure	Political	Vietnamese politics, State of Vietnam
54-06-18	Paris, France	Pierre Mendès France replaces Laniel (voted out on June 8) as Prime Minister. Latter resumes talks at the Geneva conference. He gives one month to all parties to find a solution or else he will resign.	French political figure	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-06-23		Mendes France and Zhou Enlai meet in Bern	French political figure, Communist China	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-06-25	Saigon	Ngo Dinh Diem arrives in Saigon to form a new government	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Vietnamese politics, State of Vietnam
54-06-25	India	Zhou Enlai travels to India in order to talk to Nehru about the Geneva negotiations and the situation in Asia	Communist China, India	Political	Diplomacy, China, India
54-06-28		Vo Nguyen Giap cables Nguyen Khang on Laos, separating the system of advisors from the volunteer army.	PAVN	Military	Laos
54-06-30	Tonkin	Operation "Auvergne" begins, aimed at withdrawing French forces from Catholic area of Phat Diem Bui Chu.	French armed forces	Military	Military Policy, Dien Bien Phu
54-07-03	Liuzhou, China	Beginning of the Luizhou talks in southern China between Zhou Enlai and Ho Chi Minh (with Hoang Van Hoan and Vo Nguyen Giap)	Communist China, DRV	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-07-04	Trung Gia, Tonkin	Joint Military commission meeting between French and the DRV	PAVN, French armed forces	Military	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-07-06		Diem forms his new government	Vietnamese political figure	Political	Vietnamese politics, State of Vietnam
54-07-07		DRV and China sign 1954 trade agreement.	Communist China, DRV	Political, Economy	Trade, Economics
54-07-07	DBP Tonkin	Several women of North African and Vietnamese origins, serving as nurses and in the Bordel militaire de campagne count among the prisoners caught	French armed forces,	Social, Military	War prisoner, women
54-07-10	Geneva	Mendès France meets Molotov	French political figure, Soviet Union	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-07-15		Sixth Plenum of the Worker's Party Central Executive Committee	Viet Minh, Vietnamese Communist	Political	Meeting
54-07-21	Geneva	Signing of the armistices ending the Indochina War	DRV, French political figure, International relations	Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-07-22		Letter from Pham Van Dong to Pierre Mendès France calling for friendly Franco-Viet Nam relations	DRV	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
54-08-06	Laos	Cease fire in Laos enters into effect	French armed forces	Military, Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-08-07	Paris, France	Sainteny nominated by Mendès France as French Delegate-General to North Viet Nam.	French military figure	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
54-08-07	Cambodia	Cease fire in Cambodia enters into effect	French armed forces	Military, Political	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-08-10	Hanoi	Arrival of the International Control and Supervision Commission	International relations, DRV, French armed forces	Political, Military	Diplomacy, Geneva
54-09-08	Manilla, Philippines	Alliance of South East Asian nations established, the South East Asia Treat Organization or SEATO. French represented by Guy La Chambre.	International relations	Political	Asia, Domino Theory, United States
54-10-01		DRV decree exempting from punishment persons who collaborated with the enemy.	DRV	Political, Social	Justice, Vietnamese politics
54-10-09	Hanoi, Tonkin	French evacuate Hanoi	French armed forces	Political, Military	Evacuation, Franco-Vietnamese Relations
54-10-10	Hanoi, Tonkin	DRV reoccupies Hanoi	DRV	Political	Occupation, Franco-Vietnamese relations
54-10-21	Hanoi, Tonkin	Sainteny to Guy La Chambre: positive report on his meeting with Ho Chi Minh and Pham Van Dong.	DRV, French political figure	Political	Meeting, Correspondence
54-11-01		Beginning of the Algerian War	French armed forces	Military, Political	Algerian War
54-11-08	Saigon, Cochinchina	Special US ambassador arrives in Saigon	USA	Political	Diplomacy, United States
54-11-13		Repatriation of initial 40,000 Vietnamese to South Vietnam, with tens of thousands more to follow	Civilians	Social	Evacuation, Vietnamese Politics, Refugees, United States, Cold War, Geneva
54-11-29	Cannes, France	Bao Dai removes General Nguyen Van Hinh from head of the army of the State of Vietnam, now relocated to southern Vietnam below the 17th parallel	Vietnamese military figure, Associated states	Political, Military	Armed forces reorganization
54-12-08	Tonkin	Deo Van Long, president of the Tai Federation leaves Lai Chau for Hanoi and then goes into exile in France	Ethnic minorities	Political, Vietnamese political figure	Evacuation, Ethnic minority, Tai Federation
54-12-13	Saigon, Cochinchina	General Ely and Collins sign accord: French will give full autonomy to State of Vietnam army from 1 July 1955. The United States will assume its training and supplying.	USA, Associated states army, French armed forces	Political, Military	Military aid, United States
54-12-18	Paris, France	Mendès France and John Foster Dulles approve Ely-Collins accord.	USA, French political figure	Political	Military aid, United States
54-12-30		Pham Van Dong interview with Western journalists: wishes to establish economic relations with France	DRV	Political, Economy	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
54-12-30		French accords State of Viet Nam total economic and financial independence.	French political figure, Associated states	Political	Franco-Vietnamese Relations
54-12-30	Parus	Accords and conventions signed between Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and France. The states are now monetarily independent and may receive direct American aid starting 1 January 1955	French political figure, Cambodia, Laos, Associated state of Vietnam, USA	Political, Economy	Currency, Banking, Finances, Military Aid, United States
54-12-31	Washington, USA	Declaration of US State Department on direct assistance to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos	USA	Political	Military aid, United States
57-09-27		Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) fourth all country military conference, focusing on the Northern battlefield	DRV, PAVN	Political, Military	Meeting
45-09-25	Saigon	Hérault massacre occurs during the early hours of September 24th when hundreds of Europeans were taken hostage and dozens are killed, especially metis (mixed blood)	French civilians	Social	Violence, Social unrest, Massacre, Hérault