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The Buddhist crisis (Vietnamese: Biến cố Phật giáo) was a period of political and religious tension in South Vietnam between May and November 1963, characterized by a series of repressive acts by the South Vietnamese government and a campaign of civil resistance, led mainly by Buddhist monks.
Meanwhile, Han Xin led reinforcements from Guanzhong into central China and defeated a Chu army between Jing County (京縣) and Suo Village (索亭), both in present-day Henan. [1] He also put down a rebellion by Wang Wu and Cheng Chu – former Qin generals – and Shen Tu, the magistrate of Wei, and captured their base at Waihuang ( 外黃 ...
Other than a Hmong rebellion in 1918, the town was under French control until the Japanese occupied it during World War II. By early May 1945, the Japanese occupied Điện Biên Phủ and planned to convert it into a large military and logistical base. However, with an airstrip barely being enlarged, Chinese nationalist troops took the town in ...
Dien Bien Phu was a serious defeat for the French and was the decisive battle of the Indochina war. [ 95 ] [ 96 ] [ 97 ] The garrison constituted roughly one-tenth of the total French Union manpower in Indochina, [ 98 ] and the defeat seriously weakened the position and prestige of the French; it produced psychological repercussions both in the ...
Start of the Chu–Han contention: Year Events 206 BC: Zhang Han, the King of Yong, is defeated by Liu Bang's forces and retreats to Feiqiu. Dong Yi, the King of Di, and Sima Xin, the King of Sai, surrender to Liu Bang. Zang Tu, the King of Yan, kills Han Guang, the King of Liaodong. Xiang Yu makes Zheng Chang the King of Hán to replace Han Cheng.
Title: Lao Ha Yen, Thanh Dong Bien Gioi Alias: Dong Trieu Le Thuy Infantry battalions 115, 542, 564 Infantry regiment 209 Title: Song Lo Hoang Cam Infantry battalions 130, 154, 166 Division 316 Alias: Biên Hòa Colonel Le Quang Ba Commissar Chu Huy Man Infantry regiment 98 Vu Lang Infantry battalions 215, 439, 938 Infantry regiment 174
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Hồ Chí Minh [a] [b] (born Nguyễn Sinh Cung; [c] [d] [e] [4] [5] 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), [f] colloquially known as Uncle Ho (Bác Hồ) [g] [8] and by other aliases [h] and sobriquets, [i] was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician who served as the founder and first president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 ...