First Indochina War
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The First Indochina War was a conflict from 1946 to 1954 between French colonial forces and the Viet Minh that led to the end of French rule in Indochina and set the stage for the Vietnam War.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indochina War | 4 |
| First Indochina War (political phase) | 1 |
| French Indochina War | 1 |
| Tonkin Campaign | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conflict
ⓘ
decolonization war ⓘ war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anti-French Resistance War
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First Indochina War ⓘ
surface form:
French Indochina War
|
| belligerent |
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
French Far East Expeditionary Corps ⓘ
surface form:
French Union forces
Cambodia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Cambodia
Laos ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Laos
People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
State of Vietnam
Viet Minh ⓘ
surface form:
Viet Minh guerrillas
|
| cause |
Vietnamese struggle for independence from French colonial rule
ⓘ
power vacuum after Japanese surrender in World War II ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Henri Navarre
ⓘ
Ho Chi Minh ⓘ Jean de Lattre de Tassigny ⓘ Vo Nguyen Giap ⓘ |
| dividedEntity |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| divisionLine | 17th parallel north ⓘ |
| endDate | 1954-08-01 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| impact |
accelerated decolonization in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | Geneva Accords recognized independence of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia ⓘ |
| location |
Cambodia
ⓘ
French Indochina ⓘ Laos ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| mainBelligerent |
France
ⓘ
Viet Minh ⓘ |
| partOf | Cold War ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese occupation of French Indochina
|
| result |
French defeat
ⓘ
Geneva Accords ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva Accords of 1954
end of French colonial rule in Indochina ⓘ independence of Cambodia ⓘ independence of Laos ⓘ partition of Vietnam at the 17th parallel ⓘ |
| significantBattle |
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
ⓘ
Battle of Na San ⓘ Battle of Route Coloniale 4 ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Geneva Conference of 1954 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1946-12-19 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
China
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of China
Soviet Union ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| theaterOf |
conventional warfare
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French Indochina War
this entity surface form:
Indochina War
this entity surface form:
First Indochina War (political phase)
this entity surface form:
Indochina War
subject surface form:
Troupes de marine
this entity surface form:
Tonkin Campaign
this entity surface form:
Indochina War
Proclamation of Independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
→
subsequentConflict
→
First Indochina War
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subject surface form:
Hoa Lo Prison
this entity surface form:
Indochina War