The history of Vietnam

Annals of Vietnam history Vietnam's history is very long and endured by many conflicts and wars that have prevented its development and image among Entire countries worldwide. Today, Vietnam is unified and independent stably develops after the full opening in 2007 - official membership in the WTO.

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Mise à jour le 02/08/2017

Annals of Vietnam history

Vietnam's history is very long and endured by many conflicts and wars that have prevented its development and image among Entire countries worldwide.

Today, Vietnam is unified and independent stably develops after the full opening in 2007 - official membership in the WTO.

The historical milestones summarized as follows:

* 279-258 BC. J. -C: legendary Hung dynasty , ruling the country Van Lang

* 257-208 BC. J. -C: kingdom of Âu Lac with the reign of King An Duong Vuong and fall in the hands of feudal Chinese

* 208 BC. J. -C: Foundation by General Zhao Tuo of Viet Nam ("Viets countries of the South")

* 111 BC. J. -C: Viet Nam invaded by the Han (Chinese)

* Second Century foundation of the kingdom of Champa in Annam , in the region of Hue

* 446: invasion of Champa by the Chinese

* 679-868: general protectorate of Annam

* 938: Ngo Quyen rebellion, which founded an independent state, ended a long period of Chinese occupation (111-938) and proclaimed himself emperor

* 965: insurrection Twelve Lords, who proclaim themselves independent in the North

* 968: victory Đinh Bo Linh Twelve Lords and the founding of the unified Empire of Dai Co Viet installed the kingdom to Hoa Lu

* 979: assassination Đinh Bo Linh; attack Hoa Lu, the capital, by the troops of Champa led by Ngo Nhat Khanh, one of the Twelve Lords

* 980-1009: Lê Dynasty prior to Dai Viet Cô

* 981: victory of Emperor Le Dai Hanh Viet in Song China

* 982: Le Dai Hanh destruction of Indrapura, capital of Champa

* 983: a Vietnam proclaimed king Champa

* 1010-1225: Ly Dynasty in Đại Việt installed the capital to Thang Long (Hanoi now)

* 1018: sent by the Emperor of Viet embassy in China to report the basic texts of Buddhism

* 1025: beginning of Nam Tien, "walking to the South (colonization of Champa by Dai Co Việt)

* 1054: the Dai Co Việt takes the name of Đại Việt significant "Grand Vietnam "

* 1070: foundation Thang Long (Hanoi) Temple of Literature, dedicated to Confucianism

* 1145: invasion of Champa by the Khmers

* 1226-1400: Tran Dynasty in Đại Việt

* 1374: prohibition to speak the Cham language Viet countries

* 1400-1407: Ho Dynasty in Đại Việt, invasion by China Ming

* 1418-1426: Liberation War Viet Le Loi

* 1428-1788: Le Dynasty in Đại Việt post

* 1470: end of the kingdom of Champa

* 1516: Landing Portuguese sailors first western Vietnam

* 1527-1592: Dynasty Mac

* 1600: partition of the country in the Northern Kingdom (ruled by the Lords of kinship Trinh) and the Southern Kingdom (ruled by the Lords of kinship Nguyen)

* 1771: revolt Tây Sơn brothers

* 1788: Quang Trung, one of the Tây Sơn, proclaimed himself emperor

* 1802: victory against the Gia Long Tây Sơn, the beginning of the Nguyễn Dynasty (the last dynasty feudal Vietnam and the French colony)

* 1858: French landing in Da Nang

* 1865: founding of the French colony of Cochinchina

* 1884: foundation of the French protectorate over Tonkin

* 1930: Founding of the Indochinese Communist Party in Guangzhou China .

* 1940: invasion of Indochina by the Empire of Japan, and occupation with the consent of the authorities of Vichy

* 1941: foundation of the Việt Minh and the beginning of the Vietnamese Resistance

* March 1945: Japanese coup against the French declaration of independence of the Empire of Vietnam

* August 1945: Revolution in August , Japanese surrender and abdication of Emperor Bao Dai

* September 2, 1945: Ho Chi Minh proclamation of independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in Hanoi

* 1946-1954: Indochina War

* 1949: creation of the State of Vietnam in the South by the French administration, with Chief of State Bao Dai and Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem

* May 7, 1954: French defeat at Dien Bien Phu, after capturing the living general De Castries

* 20 July 1954: signature of the Geneva Agreements, partition of the country at the 17th parallel with the North, a communist state, the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV or North Vietnam), founded by Ho Chi Minh and south, the Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam), the Nationalist regime and market economy by Ngo Dinh Diem proclaimed

* 1956: refusal by the President of the Republic of Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, to hold elections; arrival of the first U.S. military advisers; reactivation of networks Việt Minh in the South

* 1959-1975: Vietnam War

* January-February 1968: Tet Offensive

* 1972: Bombing B52 with U.S. Air Forces in the northern sky

* March 2, 1973: signing of Paris : Richard Nixon withdrew most of its troops

* 30 April 1975: defeat of the South , North and victory of Viet Cong, end of the Vietnam War

* July 2, 1976: official reunification in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam with Hanoi capital; At the same time, Saigon became Ho Chi Minh City

* September 20, 1977: admission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN)

* June 1978: admission to the Comecon (Council for Mutual Economic Assistance)

* 1979: The Vietnam terminates the Khmer Rouge regime . Occupation of Cambodia

* February-March 1979 : Conflict of the Sino- Vietnamese border

* 23 July 1980: first Vietnamese cosmonaut launched into space Tuan Pham

* 1986: start of the economic opening of Vietnam policy ("Doi moi")