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| Battle of Caobang Gaulle, Charles Andre Marie Joseph de |  |
| Caobang The French are defeated in their war with Vietnam at a key post on the Chinese border |
| Death of Blum, Leon Blum, Leon | |
| 30th Mar Death of Leon Blum |
| Declaration of Schuman Schuman, Robert | |
| 9th May The "Schuman declaration", considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union, later known as Europe Day |
| EDC Schuman, Robert | |
| 18th Nov At the the Council of Europe proposes the Pleven Plan for European Defence Community |
| EMC Pleven, Rene | |
| 24th Oct Paris Announces to the National Assembly the creation of a European Military Community |
| 24th Oct Paris The European Military Community is founded as part of the Pleven Plan |
| European Coal & Steel Community Monnet, Jean | |
| Fulfilment of a plan developed by a French civil servant Jean Monnet, publicised by the French foreign minister Robert Schuman |
| Proposes the creation of the European Coal & Steel Community, dubbed "St Schuman's Day" |
| European Coal & Steel Community Schuman, Robert | |
| 9th May Proposes the creation of the EuropeanCoal & Steel Community, dubbed "St Schuman's Day" |
| European Union Monnet, Jean | |
| Proposes the creation of the European Coal & Steel Community, dubbed "St Schuman's Day" |
| European Union Schuman, Robert | |
| 9th May The "Schuman declaration", considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union, later known as Europe Day |
| Independence Chi-Minh, Ho |  |
| Hanoi France concludes a treaty granting Vietnam independence within the French Union |
| Plan Pleven Pleven, Rene | |
| 24th Oct Paris The European Military Community is founded as part of the Pleven Plan |
| Plan Schumann Monnet, Jean | |
| May London Monnet invites Britain to join the European Coal & Steel Community, rejected |
| Prime Minister Pleven, Rene | |
| 11th July Appointed Prime Minister of France |
| Prime Minister Queuille, Henri | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of France, 2nd term |
| Resignation of Bidault Bidault, Georges | |
| 24th June Paris Resigns as Prime Minister of France |
| Schuman Plan Schuman, Robert | |
| Develops a plan for European economic & military unity & Franco-German rapprochment |
| 9th May The "Schuman declaration", considered to be the beginning of the creation of what is now the European Union, later known as Europe Day |
