| 26 October 1955 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Republic of Vietnam proclaimed in the South
|
| 23 October 1955 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Diệm referendum removes Bảo Đại amid allegations of manipulation
|
| 16 July 1955 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Ngô Đình Diệm rejects consultations on nationwide elections
|
| 27 April 1955 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Battle of Saigon begins
|
| 10 October 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Democratic Republic of Vietnam takes control of Hanoi
|
| 8 September 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Manila Pact extends a Cold War security framework to Vietnam
|
| 16 August 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Operation Passage to Freedom begins
|
| 1 August 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Ceasefire provisions take effect in Vietnam
|
| 21 July 1954 |
Cambodia,
Laos,
Vietnam
|
World War II
|
Geneva Accords end French Indochina rule and divide Vietnam temporarily
|
| 21 July 1954 |
Cambodia,
France,
Laos,
Vietnam
|
World War I
|
Geneva agreements end French Indochina’s war and divide Vietnam temporarily
|
| 21 July 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Geneva agreements end the First Indochina War
|
| 21 July 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Racism
|
The Geneva declaration recognizes principles of sovereignty in Indochina
|
| 24 June 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Việt Minh ambush destroys much of French Mobile Group 100
|
| 8 May 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Geneva talks turn to Indochina
|
| 7 May 1954 |
France,
Vietnam
|
World War II
|
Vietnamese forces defeat France at Điện Biên Phủ
|
