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| 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 |
| 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 |
| Economy Laniel, Joseph | |
| 10th April France becomes the 1st country to introduce VAT |
| Economy Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| Aug Paris Mendes -France is given specialpowers to manage the economy |
| Government Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| 16th June Paris Forms a new cabinet |
| Independence Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| 31st July Carthage Mendes -France speaks on behalf of internal autonomy for Tunisia |
| Nuclear Warfare Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| Paris Secretly initiates a secret programme to develop FrenchNuclear weapons |
| Peace Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| Paris Comes to power & promises to end the war within 30 days or resign |
| Prime Minister Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| Appointed Prime Minister of France |
| Rebellion Mendes-France, Pierre | |
| 1st Nov A wave of terrorism begins bythe newly formed FLN |
| Reform of VAT Laniel, Joseph | |
| 10th April France becomes the 1st country to introduce VAT |
| Resignation of Laniel Laniel, Joseph | |
| 12th June Paris The Government loses an important vote in the National Assembly & falls from power |
| 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 |
