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Viet Nam. But it consisted of three regions, or provinces: Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China.
It forced French troops to leave Vietnam and divided Vietnam into two countries. (A)
Vietnam was a French colony up to l954. It was known as French Indo-China or also Cochin China. By the way Cochon means (Pig) in French. It is not commonly realized that the sea novel LORD JIM by Conrad takes place, in part, in Cochin China or what we now call Viet Nam.
The Japanese were in Indochina...but they were surrendering to the allies...the French re-entered Vietnam (and Indochina) in 1945...the British were involved with Malaysia and those regions.
The peace conference that took place after the French were defeated by Ho Chi Minh produced the Geneva Accords. This was when Vietnam was officially divided into North and South Vietnam.
Viet Nam. But it consisted of three regions, or provinces: Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China.
It forced French troops to leave Vietnam and divided Vietnam into two countries. (A)
Vietnam was a French colony up to l954. It was known as French Indo-China or also Cochin China. By the way Cochon means (Pig) in French. It is not commonly realized that the sea novel LORD JIM by Conrad takes place, in part, in Cochin China or what we now call Viet Nam.
France is divided into regions, but these regions are modelled after the provinces of the old regime, before the French revolution.
It forced French troops to leave Vietnam and divided Vietnam into two countries. (A)
France made Vietnam a colony in the 1800s and it was called French Indochina. The Vietnamese managed to eject the French in 1954. The French had tried to return and reimpose a colonial regime after WWII. After the French gave up Vietnam was divided into North and South, though this was supposed to be temporary and elections were supposed to be held to select a national government to be over the entire country, both parts. The US realized that the candidates of the north, though communists, were more popular than the corrupt thieves the US was backing as leaders in the south, and so, the elections were never held. Before the French took over Vietnam was sometimes called Cochin China.
The Japanese were in Indochina...but they were surrendering to the allies...the French re-entered Vietnam (and Indochina) in 1945...the British were involved with Malaysia and those regions.
The peace conference that took place after the French were defeated by Ho Chi Minh produced the Geneva Accords. This was when Vietnam was officially divided into North and South Vietnam.
France called Vietnam a colony of theirs. When French troops left in 1954, th UN divided Vietnam into North and South Vietnam.
In 1954 after the conclusion of the French Indochina War.
the fact that France is divided into regions is the heritage of the provinces of the old regime, before the French revolution. There is some thought now that French regions are too small to compete with German landers, for example. But the French aren't bothered by these regions, as laws are everywhere the same.
Vietnam was formerly French Indochina, a French colony.