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| Commander in Chief Giap, Vo Nguyen |  |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Vietminh |
| Conference of Fontainbleau Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Fontainbleau Signs a modus vivendi covering the economy & cessation of hostilities |
| 4th July Fontainbleau Walks out of the Conference of Fontainbleau |
| Diplomacy Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| France concedes territorial rights to China which agrees to withdraw from Vietnam |
| Mar France & the Vietminh then reach an accord |
| Exile of Bao Dai Bao Dai | |
| Mar Goes into exile after the restoration of French colonial rule |
| Independence Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Mar France recognizes Vietnam as a free state within the Indochina federation |
| 6th Mar Accepts the stationing of French troops in the nth |
| 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 |
| Mobilization Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Dec Creates rural bases & begins war against the French |
| Occupation Hanoi Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 6th Mar French troops enter Hanoi |
| Referendum Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Cochinchina Agrees to hold a referendum to determine if Tonkin, Annam & Cochinchina should reunite |
| Cochinchina France breaks referendum agreement by proclaiming a Cochinchina government |
| Rule of Cochin China Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| June France supports the establishment of a separate republic of Cochin China |
| Siege of Hai Phong Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 23rd Nov Hai Phong General Valluy gives the Viet Minh a 2 hr ultimatum to leave Hai Phong which expires |
| 23rd Nov Hai Phong The French cruiser Suffren shells Hai Phong |
| Siege of Hanoi Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| Dec Hanoi The Viet Minh are driven out of Hanoi & establish themselves in the Viet Bac region |
| Dec Hanoi Vietminh forces withdraw from Hanoi after attacking the French garrisons |
| 19th Dec Hanoi The Viet Minh launch a surprise attack on the French troops in Hanoi |
| Treaty of Sino French Chi-Minh, Ho | |
| 28th Feb A Sino-French treaty provides for the return of French troops from Sth East Asia |
