| 7 May 1954 |
France,
Vietnam
|
World War I
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Viet Minh victory at Dien Bien Phu breaks French military control
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| 7 May 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
French garrison at Điện Biên Phủ surrenders
|
| 7 May 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Racism
|
Vietnamese resistance defeats French forces at Dien Bien Phu
|
| 26 April 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Geneva Conference opens as Điện Biên Phủ is under siege
|
| 13 March 1954 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Battle of Điện Biên Phủ begins
|
| 19 December 1953 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
National Assembly promulgates the Land Reform Law
|
| 20 November 1953 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Operation Castor establishes the French base at Điện Biên Phủ
|
| 12 April 1953 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Democratic Republic of Vietnam issues a land-policy decree
|
| 2 December 1952 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
French forces repel the assault on Nà Sản
|
| 23 November 1952 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Việt Minh assault on Nà Sản begins
|
| 29 October 1952 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Operation Lorraine begins
|
| 17 October 1952 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Nghĩa Lộ falls during the Tây Bắc campaign
|
| 14 October 1952 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Tây Bắc campaign opens in the northwest
|
| 10 November 1951 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Battle of Hòa Bình begins
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| 31 October 1951 |
Vietnam
|
Vietnam war
|
Lý Thường Kiệt campaign ends
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