Division at the 17th parallel.
In 1954 after the conclusion of the French Indochina War.
The Geneva Conference signed in 1954 divided the two countries at the 17th Parallel.
The Republic of Vietnam - RVN - (also known as South Vietnam), was formed by the Geneva Conference in 1954, and was dissolved and merged into the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1975.
Geneva accords
The peace talks that revolved around dividing Vietnam reflected Cold War tensions. The peace talks refer to the Geneva Conference in 1954.
The Geneva Accords divided Korea in 1954
At the Geneva Conventions in 1954 Vietnam was divided into two, communist north and democratic south; at the17th parallel.
The Geneva Agreements of 1954 (also, "Geneva Accords") arranged a settlement which brought about an end to the First Indochina War. The agreement was reached at the end of the Geneva Conference. A ceasefire was signed and France agreed to withdraw its troops from the region.
North Vietnam and South Vietnam were declared to be independent countries in July 1954 by the Geneva Accord. They were unified into one country in 1976.
Geneva Accords.
The Geneva Agreements of 1954 (also, "Geneva Accords") arranged a settlement which brought about an end to the First Indochina War. The agreement was reached at the end of the Geneva Conference. A ceasefire was signed and France agreed to withdraw its troops from the region.
Hô Chi Minh proclaimed the independence of Vietnam on Sept. 2, 1945. However, it is only after the crushing defeat of Diên Biên Phu (link below) which lasted from March to April 1954, that the French gave up. The Geneva conference ending war between France and the Viet-Minh were signed on July 20, 1954.