Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina

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World War II event military coup military operation

The Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina was a March 1945 military takeover in which Imperial Japan ousted Vichy French colonial authorities, briefly establishing direct control and paving the way for nationalist movements such as the August Revolution in Vietnam.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II event → military coup → military operation →
alsoKnownAs	Japanese coup de force in French Indochina → Japanese coup of March 1945 in Indochina → coup de force japonais du 9 mars 1945 →
belligerent	Empire of Japan → French Indochina garrison → French colonial authorities in Indochina → Vichy France →
commandedBy	Japanese 38th Army → Yuitsu Tsuchihashi →
consequence	collapse of French Indochina administration → creation of short-lived Japanese-sponsored regimes in Indochina → encouraged declaration of Vietnamese independence in 1945 → facilitated rise of Vietnamese nationalist movements → paved the way for the August Revolution in Vietnam → political vacuum in Indochina → weakening of French colonial control in Southeast Asia →
country	French Indochina →
endDate	1945-03-10 →
followedBy	Allied occupation and re-entry of French forces into Indochina → August Revolution in Vietnam → Japanese surrender in World War II →
location	Annam → Cambodia → Cochinchina → Laos → Tonkin → Vietnam →
opponent	French Army in Indochina → French colonial administration →
partOf	Japanese occupation of French Indochina → Pacific War →
precededBy	Japanese occupation of French Indochina (1940–1945) →
result	Japanese victory → disarmament of French colonial troops → establishment of direct Japanese military control over Indochina → internment of many French officials and soldiers → overthrow of Vichy French colonial authorities in Indochina →
significance	contributed to the conditions leading to the First Indochina War → key turning point in the decolonization of Indochina → marked the end of French Vichy authority in Indochina →
startDate	1945-03-09 →
target	French administrative centers in Indochina → French colonial garrisons in Indochina →
timePeriod	March 1945 → World War II →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ("Japanese coup de force in French Indochina") → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ("Japanese coup of March 1945 in Indochina") → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ("coup de force japonais du 9 mars 1945") →	alsoKnownAs
August Revolution in Vietnam → First Indochina War ("Japanese occupation of French Indochina") →	precededBy