Historical place archive

Saigon in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Saigon in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records1 event labels1 people1945–1945

Historical events in Saigon

1945

21 September 1945
Martial Law
Douglas Gracey · Labour Party Government

Exceeds his authority & declares martial law in Vietnam

22 September 1945
Martial Law
Douglas Gracey · Labour Party Government

Appeals in vain for calm as French paratroopers go on the rampage in Saigon

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Great Britain and Saigon. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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