I believe it was because, the French were defeated by the Viet Minh rebels, which marked the end of French involvement in Vietnam.
The Vietminh defeated the French and ended colonial rule.
The defeat of the French by the Viet Minh was a demonstrable defeat of French forces in a set-piece conventional battle which marked the decline of French Colonial power in Indochina and their eventual departure .
The battle of Dien Bien Phu is remembered for the significance the defeat the Viet Minh had over French forces and the political and military ramifications the defeat /victory had for both sides as well as the effect it had upon future actions there in the Vietnamese arena of war and politics .
The defeat marked "the first time that a non-European colonial independence movement had evolved through all the stages from guerrilla bands to a conventionally organized and equipped army able to defeat a modern Western occupier in pitched battle." ~ Martin Windrow .
The Viet Minh was a demonstrable defeat of French forces in a set-piece conventional battle which marked the decline of French Colonial power in Indochina and their eventual departure .
The battle marked the beginning of the end for the French in Indochina .
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Dien Bien Phu is a place in Northwestern Vietnam .
The Siege of Dien Bien Phu : March 13 - May 7, 1954 .
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam in 1954.
Dien Bien Phu is where the Viet Minh defeated French forces in 1954 .
The battle of Dien Bien Phu is a representative symbol of freedom from colonial rule and Western influence .
Dien Bien Phu is a place in Northwestern Vietnam .
The Siege of Dien Bien Phu : March 13 - May 7, 1954 .
The airport code for Dien Bien Phu Airport is DIN.
Battle for Dien Bien Phu - 1979 was released on: USA: 1979
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu in North Vietnam in 1954.
French forces at Dien Bien Phu fell to the communist Viet Minh May 7th 1954 .
The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought from March 13 to May 7, 1954, and was the decisive engagement of the First Indochina War (1946-1954), the precursor to the Vietnam War.
Dien Bien Phu is where the Viet Minh defeated French forces in 1954 .
The battle of Dien Bien Phu is a representative symbol of freedom from colonial rule and Western influence .
The French in 1954 were defeated at the battle of Dien Bien Phu March 13 - May 7, 1954 .
The french were defeated in war by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu. they lost many soldiers but not as much as the Viet Minh's Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu The french were defeated in war by the Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu. they lost many soldiers but not as much as the Viet Minh's Viet Minh at Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu.