French Indochina
The French annexed Cochinchina and established a protectorate in Cambodia in 1862 and 1863 respectively. After the French took over northern Vietnam through the Tonkin campaign, the various protectorates were consolidated into one union in 1887. Two more entities were incorporated into the union: the Laotian protectorate and the Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan. The French exploited the resources in the region during their rule, but also contributed to improvements of the health and education system in the region. Nevertheless, deep divides remained between the natives and the colonists, leading to sporadic rebellions by the former. After the Fall of France during World War II, the colony was administered by the Vichy government and was under Japanese occupation until March 1945, when the Japanese overthrew the colonial regime. After the Japanese surrender, the Viet Minh, a communist organization led by Hồ Chí Minh, declared Vietnamese independence, but France subsequently took back control of French Indochina. An all-out independence war, known as the First Indochina War, broke out in late 1946 between French and Viet Minh forces.
Q2935371
annexed Cochinchina
EVE
1862-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1862
DATE
1863-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1863
DATE
Q286655
Tonkin campaign
EVE
1887-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1887
DATE
Q151340
Fall of France
EVE
Q362
World War II
EVE
Q69808
Vichy government
ORG
Q362078
Japanese occupation
UNK
1945-03-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
March 1945
DATE
Q2633177
Japanese overthrew the colonial regime
EVE
Q6540361
Japanese surrender
EVE
Q190949
Viet Minh
ORG
Q36014
Hồ Chí Minh
PER
Q769960
declared Vietnamese independence
EVE
Q3365438
took back control of French Indochina
EVE
Q185682
French Indochina
LOC
Q748780
First Indochina War
EVE
1946-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1946
DATE
Q769960
declared Vietnamese independence
EVE
Q190949
Viet Minh
ORG
Q3365438
took back control of French Indochina
EVE
Q190949
Viet Minh
ORG