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News of the death of Rivière sparked international reactions, triggered anger among the French public. The French Parliament quickly voted for the conquest of Vietnam. [32] On 27 May the French government sent to the governor of French Cochinchina, said: "France shall take revenge on her brave children."
Mgr Lambert de la Motte himself would also visit the mission in Tonkin in 1669 and reinforce the organization there, under cover of trading activities of the French East India Company. [5] In 1680, the French East India Company opened a factory in Phố Hiến. [6] The famous Frenchman Pierre Poivre visited Vietnam from 1720. [6]
The aggressive actions of the French regarding the occupation of Haiphong made it clear in the eyes of the Viet Minh that the French intended on maintaining a colonial presence in Vietnam. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The threat of the French establishing a separate southern state in Vietnam by besieging the city of Hanoi became a top priority for the Viet ...
The creation of different French (and proximate British) colonial entities in Indochina, with dates shown. The French colonization and occupation of Vietnam were a result of secular imperialism, driven by economic interests and strategic considerations. In addition to exploiting Vietnam's resources, the French saw the region as a strategic ...
Map showing the territorial evolution of French Indochina; the region in the south marked "1862–67" was ceded in the Treaty of Saigon (1862).. The Treaty of Saigon (French: Traité de Saïgon, Vietnamese: Hòa ước Nhâm Tuất, referring to the year of "Yang Water Dog" in the sexagenary cycle) was signed on 5 June 1862 between representatives of the colonial powers, France and Spain, and ...
Vietnam National University and National Library of Vietnam established. [13] September 7: Voice of Vietnam begins broadcasting. [19] Tran Van Lai becomes mayor. [citation needed] 1946 March 2: National Assembly meets in the Great Theatre. December 19: Battle of Hanoi begins. [20] 1947 — February 17: Battle of Hanoi ends; French in power. [20]
The Accords legally abolished the 1884 Treaty of Huế and ended French colonial rule in Vietnam (1883-1949). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 1 ] The Accords was signed after a period of negotiations between France and the anti-communist nationalist faction of Bảo Đại (1947-49), in accordance with the principle of "independence" stated in a ...
After French defeat in Điện Biên Phủ, [166] [167] on 4 June 1954, the French government of Prime Minister Joseph Laniel signed the Matignon Accords with the State of Vietnam (future South Vietnam) government of Prime Minister Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc to recognize the complete independence of Vietnam within the French Union. The Accords ...