Geneva Conference of 1954

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Cold War event diplomatic conference international conference

The Geneva Conference of 1954 was an international meeting that ended the First Indochina War and led to the temporary partition of Vietnam, reshaping the political landscape of Southeast Asia.

Aliases (4)

Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference ×1
Geneva Accords of 1954 ×1
Geneva Conference ×1
Geneva Conference (1954) ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Cold War event → diplomatic conference → international conference →
aim	negotiate settlement to the First Indochina War → negotiate settlement to the Korean War →
chairperson	Anthony Eden → Vyacheslav Molotov →
context	Cold War → decolonization in Asia →
country	Switzerland →
endDate	1954-07-21 →
hostedBy	Swiss government →
influenced	Southeast Asia Treaty Organization → Vietnam War → formation of North Vietnam → formation of South Vietnam →
language	Chinese → English → French → Russian →
location	Geneva →
mainTopic	First Indochina War → Korean War armistice issues →
mediatedBy	Soviet Union → United Kingdom →
notSignedBy	State of Vietnam → United States →
participant	Cambodia → Democratic Republic of Vietnam → France → Laos → People's Republic of China → Soviet Union → State of Vietnam → United Kingdom → United States →
result	Geneva Accords → ceasefire in Indochina → end of First Indochina War → provision for nationwide elections in Vietnam in 1956 → recognition of independence of Cambodia → recognition of independence of Laos → temporary partition of Vietnam at the 17th parallel → withdrawal of French forces from Indochina →
startDate	1954-04-26 →
subsequentDocument	Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Cambodia → Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Laos → Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam → Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam ("Geneva Conference") → Geneva Accords →	partOf
French Indochina →	dissolvedFollowing
Battle of Dien Bien Phu ("Geneva Conference (1954)") →	influenced
Governor-General of French Indochina ("Geneva Accords of 1954") →	officeAbolishedFollowing
First Indochina War →	significantEvent
Geneva Conference of 1954 ("Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference") →	subsequentDocument