Ho Chi-Minh20 July 1954
Opening day of the Geneva Conference to discuss peace in Vietnam
Vietnam · Warfare / Vietnam War, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Opening day of the Geneva Conference to discuss peace in Vietnam
A ceasefire with France is agreed.
Agrees to temporarily divide Vietnam in half pending elections unite Vietnam.
Despite general agreement the "Final Declaration" is not signed.
French troops be withdraw from north Vietnam & the Vietminh will withdraw from the sth.
South Vietnam, Laos & Kampuchea will become independent states protected by SEATO.
Territory north of the 17th Parallel will go to the Government of Ho Chi Minh.
The US does not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi.
Vietnam is partitioned above latitude 17 degrees north.
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