Where we try to understand how the Viet Minh alienated all other nationalist parties, and started of a 30-year civil war.

Producer: Xavier-Diame Ndour

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After negotiations failed in 1946, it was only a matter of time before war started between France and the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam (DRV).

In 1946, Ho Chi Minh travelled to Paris to have France recognise Viet Nam's independence. But it was not meant to be.

Why on earth did Ho Chi Minh welcome back the French in the DRV without having its independence recognised?

In September 1945, the British army entered Saigon, while the Chinese Nationalist troops occupied Hanoi. How did Ho Chi Minh deal with them to avoid a French come-back?

In 1945, the independence of Viet Nam was proclaimed twice: first Bao Dai proclaimed the Empire of Viet Nam in march 1945, then Ho Chi Minh proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam on the September 2nd 1945.

Ho Chi Minh before Ho Chi Minh! His formative years in Viet Nam, France, the SSSR and China.....

If you want to read about The Demands of the Annamese People you can check ou the original French and a Vietnamese translation on the link below

https://indomemoires.hypotheses.org/532

The 3 phases of Viet Resistance after the French took over the country

1. Help the King

2. Forget about the King

3. F.... the King

On 1802, Gia Long proclaimed the empire of Vietnam. But by 1885, the French were in control of all the territory.

What is now Vietnam has been called many names in the past: Nam Viet, Dai Nam or Dai Viet...