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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Label	Occurrences
Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina canonical	2
Japanese coup de force in French Indochina	1
Japanese coup de force of 9 March 1945	1
Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina (1945)	1
Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina (March 1945)	1
Japanese coup of March 1945 in Indochina	1
Japanese occupation of French Indochina	1
coup de force japonais du 9 mars 1945	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War II event ⓘ military coup ⓘ military operation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ surface form: Japanese coup de force in French Indochina Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ surface form: Japanese coup of March 1945 in Indochina Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ surface form: coup de force japonais du 9 mars 1945
belligerent	Japan ⓘ surface form: Empire of Japan French Indochina garrison ⓘ French colonial authorities in Indochina ⓘ French State (Vichy regime) ⓘ surface form: 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	Tonkin ⓘ surface form: Annam Cambodia ⓘ Cochinchina ⓘ Laos ⓘ Tonkin ⓘ Viet Nam ⓘ surface form: Vietnam
opponent	French Forces in Indochina ⓘ surface form: French Army in Indochina French Ministry of Overseas France ⓘ surface form: French colonial administration
partOf	Japanese occupation of French Indochina ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ
precededBy	Japanese occupation of French Indochina ⓘ surface form: 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 (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

August Revolution in Vietnam → precededBy → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ

First Indochina War → precededBy → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese occupation of French Indochina

Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina → alsoKnownAs → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese coup de force in French Indochina

Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina → alsoKnownAs → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese coup of March 1945 in Indochina

Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina → alsoKnownAs → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ

this entity surface form: coup de force japonais du 9 mars 1945

Japanese occupation of French Indochina → significantEvent → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese coup de force of 9 March 1945

Vichy French authorities in Indochina → significantEvent → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina (March 1945)

French colonial authorities in Cochinchina → endedAsResultOf → Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina ⓘ

this entity surface form: Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina (1945)