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| Ambassador Blum, Leon |  |
| Washington Appointed Ambassador to USA |
| Birth of Fabius, Laurent Fabius, Laurent | |
| 20th Aug Paris Birth of Laurent Fabius |
| Bombing of Haiphong Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 23rd Nov Haiphong Negotiations with the Vietminh break down at Fontainbleau & bombing resumes |
| Constitution Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| The provisional Government is reformed |
| Deputy Prime Minister Thorez, Maurice | |
| Paris Appointed Deputy Prime Minister of France |
| Diplomacy Blum, Leon | |
| Paris The Republic has $2.7 billion of war debts written off |
| Paris The Republic has a guarantee of $1.3 billion from the US |
| Diplomacy Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris After the accord with the Vietminh French troops return Nth to replace the Chinese |
| Diplomacy Chi-Minh, Ho |  |
| France concedes territorial rights to China which agrees to withdraw from Vietnam |
| Mar France & the Vietminh then reach an accord |
| Economy Blum, Leon | |
| Paris The Republic has a guarantee of $1.3 billion from the US |
| Election Paul-Boncour, Joseph | |
| Elected Senator |
| Government Blum, Leon | |
| 16th Dec Paris Forms a Socialist Government |
| Independence Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris France recognizes Vietnam as a "free state" within the French Union |
| Independence Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Mar France recognizes Vietnam as a free state within the Indochina federation |
| 6th Mar France recognizes the Republic of Vietnam as a Free State within the French Union |
| June France supports the establishment of a separate republic of Cochin China |
| Minister of Finance Schuman, Robert | |
| Appointed Minister of Finance |
| Negotiations Fontainbleau Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| 23rd Nov Fontainbleau Negotiations with the Vietminh break down & the bombing of Haiphong begins |
| Prime Minister Bidault, Georges | |
| 19th June Paris Appointed Prime Minister of France, 1st term |
| Prime Minister Blum, Leon | |
| 16th Dec Paris Appointed Prime Minister of France |
| Publication of Paul Boncour Paul-Boncour, Joseph | |
| Publication of, "Entre Deux Guerres" |
| Rebellion Blum, Leon | |
| Warns without economic support the Government will fall & be replaced by Communists |
| Referendum Auriol, Vincent | |
| Paris A referendum rejects the Constitution of the 3rd Republic |
| Paris A weaker second Chamber is accepted by a small majority |
| Referendum Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Cochinchina France breaks referendum agreement by proclaiming a Cochinchina government |
| Resignation of Gaulle Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de | |
| Paris The new Republic does not have enough executive power or a strong President |
| Rule of Cochinchina Argenlieu, Georges Thierry d' | |
| Cochinchina Violates the French agreement with Vietnam by proclaiming a Government in Cochinchina |
| Rule of Cochin China Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| June France supports the establishment of a separate republic of Cochin China |
| Secretary General Mollet, Guy Alcide | |
| Appointed Secretary-General of the Socialist Party |
