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Vietnam in 1946

Historical records for Vietnam in 1946, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

23Records
17Events
4Named people
5Places
7Categories

Historical records

February

28 February 1946Treaty of Sino-FrenchHo Chi-Minh

Warfare / French Indochina War

A Sino-French Treaty provides for the return of French troops from South East Asia

March

2 March 1946Commander in Chief AppointedVo Nguyen Giap

Hanoi · Warfare / Military

Appointed Commander in Chief of the Vietnamese armed forces

6 March 1946Free StateHo Chi-Minh

Government / Government of Vietnam

France recognizes the Republic of Vietnam as a Free State within the French Union

6 March 1946Independence of VietnamHo Chi-Minh

Government / Government of Vietnam

France recognizes the Republic of Vietnam as a Free State within the French Union. Accepts the stationing of French troops in the nth

6 March 1946OccupationHo Chi-Minh

Government / Government of Vietnam

French troops enter Hanoi

March 1946Exile of Bao DaiBao Dai

House / House of Nguyen

Goes into exile after the restoration of French colonial rule

March 1946Free StateHo Chi-Minh

Government / Government of Vietnam

France recognizes Vietnam as a free state within the Indochina federation

March 1946Independence of VietnamHo Chi-Minh

Government / Government of Vietnam

France recognizes Vietnam as a free state within the Indochina federation

March 1946International AccordHo Chi-Minh

Politics / Vietminh

France & the Vietminh then reach an accord

May

11 May 1946Defence Minister AppointedVo Nguyen Giap

Hanoi · Government / Democratic Republic of Vietnam

Appointed Minister of National Defence in the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

June

June 1946Independence of VietnamHo Chi-Minh

Government / Government of Vietnam

France supports the establishment of a separate republic of Cochin China

June 1946Rule of Cochin ChinaHo Chi-Minh

Warfare / French Indochina War

France supports the establishment of a separate republic of Cochin China

July

4 July 1946Conference of FontainbleauHo Chi-Minh

Fontainbleau · Politics / Vietminh

Walks out of the Conference of Fontainbleau

November

23 November 1946Siege of Hai PhongHo Chi-Minh

Hai Phong · Warfare / French Indochina War

The French cruiser Suffren shells Hai Phong. General Valluy gives the Viet Minh a 2 hr ultimatum to leave Hai Phong which expires

December

19 December 1946Battle of HanoiVo Nguyen Giap

Hanoi · Warfare / First Indochina War

Directs resistance as war with France begins in Hanoi

19 December 1946Siege of HanoiHo Chi-Minh

Hanoi · Warfare / French Indochina War

The Viet Minh launch a surprise attack on the French troops in Hanoi

December 1946MobilizationHo Chi-Minh

Politics / Vietminh

Creates rural bases & begins war against the French

December 1946Siege of HanoiHo Chi-Minh

Hanoi · Warfare / French Indochina War

Vietminh forces withdraw from Hanoi after attacking the French garrisons. The Viet Minh are driven out of Hanoi & establish themselves in the Viet Bac region

Other Events

1946Conference of FontainbleauHo Chi-Minh

Fontainbleau · Politics / Vietminh

Signs a modus vivendi covering the economy & cessation of hostilities

1946EducationNguyen Khanh

Warfare / Military

Graduates from the French Military Academy Saint-Cyr/Coetquidam and is promoted to "Indochine", and Ecole des Troupes Aeroportees (Airborne forces) in France

1946IndochineNguyen Khanh

St Cyr · Warfare / Military

Graduates from the French Military Academy Saint-Cyr and is promoted to "Indochine" in France

1946International AccordHo Chi-Minh

Politics / Vietminh

France & the Vietminh then reach an accord. France concedes territorial rights to China which agrees to withdraw from Vietnam

1946ReferendumHo Chi-Minh

Cochinchina · Politics / Vietminh

France breaks referendum agreement by proclaiming a Cochinchina Government. Agrees to hold a referendum to determine if Tonkin, Annam & Cochinchina should reunite

Names involved

Bao DaiHo Chi-MinhNguyen KhanhVo Nguyen Giap

Places involved

CochinchinaFontainbleauHai PhongHanoiSt Cyr

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.