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It is uncertain whether the U.S. encouraged, or merely acquiesced, in the appointment of Diệm. Both France and the United States appear to have decided he was the only viable candidate for the job. [4]: 24 The coat of arms of South Vietnam, 1954–1955. Five American enlisted men were taken captive by the Viet Minh on a beach near Da Nang.
Furthermore, by 1968, the U.S. military presence in Vietnam dwarfed that of the French in 1954, and included numerous technological advances such as effective helicopters. Khe Sanh received 18,000 tons of aerial resupplies during the 77-day battle, whereas during the 167 days that the French forces at Điện Biên Phủ held out, they received ...
The 1954 to 1959 phase of the Vietnam War was the era of the two nations. Coming after the First Indochina War, this period resulted in the military defeat of the French, a 1954 Geneva meeting that partitioned Vietnam into North and South, and the French withdrawal from Vietnam (see First Indochina War), leaving the Republic of Vietnam regime fighting a communist insurgency with USA aid.
It was at the 1954 Geneva Conference that France relinquished any claim to territory in the Indochinese peninsula. Laos and Cambodia also became independent in 1954, but were both drawn into the Vietnam War. The events of 1954 marked the end of French involvement in the region, and the beginnings of serious U.S. commitment.
August 1 - The First Indochina War ends with the Vietnam People's Army in North Vietnam, the Vietnamese National Army in South Vietnam, the Kingdom of Cambodia in Cambodia, and the Kingdom of Laos in Laos, emerging victorious against the French Army. French Indochina is now dissolved into said regions.
On July 3, 1953, France announced that it would grant them complete independence and on April 28, 1954, France agreed to grant complete independence to Vietnam. On June 4, 1954, Vietnam (State of Vietnam) gained full independence from France and Vietnam became a fully sovereign member within the French Union, 1 month before Vietnam was divided ...
The claim: Video shows effects of January 2025 earthquake in Taiwan. A Jan. 25 Facebook video (direct link, archive link) shows an array of disaster footage that includes high-rise buildings ...
21 July – The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam. 1 August – Armistice effected, sealing French defeat. 31 October – The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule. 1 November – The FLN attacks Representative and public buildings of the France colonial power.