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| Accords of Geneva Dinh, Nguyen Quoc |  |
| 20th July Geneva Represents the SVN during the signing of the Geneva Accords |
| Accords of Geneva Dong, Pham Van | |
| 20th July Geneva Represents the DRV during the signing of the Geneva Accords |
| Battle of Dien Bien Phu Navarre, Henri |  |
| 13th Mar Dien Bien Phu Launches an assault on the Communist stronghold of Dien Bien Phu |
| 30th Mar Dien Bien Phu The Communist assault on Dien Bien Phu begins |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu The French garrison of Dien Bien Phu falls to the Vietminh |
| Battle of Dien Bien Phu Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu The Viet Minh overwhelm the French garrison of Dien Bien Phu |
| 20th Nov Dien Bien Phu The French establish a garison in order to tempt the Viet Minh into battle |
| Battle of Dien Bien Phu Dung, Van Tien | |
| Dien Bien Phu Defeats the French & Japanese |
| Battle of Dien Bien Phu Giap, Vo Nguyen | |
| 13th Mar Buen Bien Phu Battle commences with a heavy Viet Minh bombardment |
| 14th Mar Buen Bien Phu The Viet Minh capture Beatrice |
| 16th Mar Buen Bien Phu The Viet Minh capture Gabrielle |
| 7th May Buen Bien Phu Takes possession of the French garrison the day before the peace talks in Geneva |
| Blockade of Tonkin Gulf Eisenhower, Dwight David |  |
| May Tonkin Gulf USAships are sent to patrol the Gulf on Tonkin |
| Capture of Beatrice Giap, Vo Nguyen | |
| 14th Mar Beatrice The Viet Minh capture Beatrice |
| Capture of Dienbienphu Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| May Dienbienphu Dienbienphu falls to the Viet Minh |
| Capture of Gabrielle Giap, Vo Nguyen | |
| 16th Mar Gabrielle The Viet Minh capture Gabrielle |
| Conference of Geneva En-Lai, Chou |  |
| 27th July Geneva Present at the Geneva Conference which partitions Vietnam |
| Conference of Geneva Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| 27th May Geneva Elections will be held in Sth Vietnam supervised by France |
| 27th May Geneva Vietnam & France agree a ceasefire |
| Conference of Geneva Eden, Robert Anthony |  |
| 27th July Geneva Serves with Molotov as joint Chairman of the Geneva Conference |
| Conference of Geneva Sihanouk |  |
| 27th July Geneva Sihanouk's Royal Government is granted international recognition |
| Conference of Geneva Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 27th May Geneva Despite general agreement the "Final Declaration" is not signed |
| 27th May Geneva Ignores the "Final Declaration" |
| 27th May Geneva Ignores the "Final Declaration", pledges unity through UN supervised elections |
| 27th May Geneva Seeks unification through free elections supervised by the UN |
| 27th May Geneva The USAdoes not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi |
| Conference of Geneva Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 20th July Geneva Opening day of the Geneva Conference to discuss peace in Vietnam |
| 27th July Geneva A ceasefire with France is agreed |
| 27th July Geneva Agrees to temporarily divide Vietnam in half pending elections unite Vietnam |
| 27th July Geneva Despite general agreement the "Final Declaration" is not signed |
| 27th July Geneva French troops be withdraw from nth Vietnam & the Vietminh will withdraw from the sth |
| 27th July Geneva Sth Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia will become independent states protected by SEATO |
| 27th July Geneva Territory nth of the 17th Parallel will go to the Government of Ho Chi-Minh |
| 27th July Geneva The USAdoes not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi |
| 27th July Geneva Vietnam is partitioned above latitude 17 degrees north |
| Conference of Geneva Diem, Ngo Dinh | |
| 27th May Geneva The Geneva Conference appoints Ngo Dinh Diem President of Vietnam |
| 27th May Geneva The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam at the 17th parallel |
| Diplomacy Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| Hanoi The USAconsulate is placed under siege to deprive it of supplies |
| 27th May Geneva The USAdoes not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi |
| Nov Hanoi The USAcloses its consulate |
| Election Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 27th July Geneva Agrees to temporarily divide Vietnam in half pending elections unite Vietnam |
| Independence Sihanouk | |
| 27th July Geneva The Conference of Geneva recognizes the independence of Kampuchea, Cambodia |
| Invasion of Giap, Vo Nguyen | |
| Giap leads an invasion force into Laos |
| Invasion of Vietnam Eisenhower, Dwight David | |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu Dien Bien Phu falls to the Communists |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu The USAbegins to prepare for limited military intervention |
| Minister of Defense Giap, Vo Nguyen | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| NLF Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Forms the National Liberation Front, the "Viet Cong" |
| Partition Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 27th July Geneva Vietnam is partitioned above latitude 17 degrees north |
| Peace Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| Paris Comes to power & promises to end the war within 30 days or resign |
| President Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Hanoi Appointed President of North Vietnam |
| President Diem, Ngo Dinh | |
| Hanoi Appointed Prime Minister of Sth Vietnam, 1st term |
| President Ngo, Dinh Diem | |
| Hanoi Appointed President of Vietnam |
| Rule of Indochina Laniel, Joseph | |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rulein Indochina |
| Siege of Dien Bien Phu Laniel, Joseph | |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rulein Indochina |
| Siege of Dien Bien Phu Navarre, Henri | |
| 7th April Dien Bien Phu Dien Bien Phu falls & marks the end of French rulein Indochina |
| Siege of Dienbienphu Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| May Dienbienphu Dienbienphu falls to the Viet Minh |
