EVENT INFORMATION

21
Juli
1954

Geneva Accords end French Indochina rule and divide Vietnam temporarily

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📅 21 Juli 1954 📍 Cambodja, Laos, Vietnam

The Geneva Accords ended the First Indochina War and recognized independence for Cambodia and Laos while temporarily dividing Vietnam at the 17th parallel. Planned nationwide elections were never held. The agreement formally ended French rule but created conditions for renewed conflict shaped by Cold War intervention and Vietnamese demands for unity.

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Personen in deze gebeurtenis

Phạm Văn Đồng

Pierre Mendès France

Vietnamese civilians

Organisaties in dit Evenement

Geneva Conference

Democratic Republic of Vietnam

State of Vietnam

France