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Indochinese Federation
Fdration indochinoise
Federation of French colonial possessions
18871954
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"La Marseillaise"
Capital
Saigon (1887
1902)
Hanoi (1902
39)
Da Lat (1939
45)
Hanoi (1945
54)
Languages
French (official)
Vietnamese
Khmer
Lao
Ty Bi
Cantonese
Buddhism
Religion
Taoism
Confucianism
Vietnamese
folk religion
Roman
Catholicism
Government
Federation of French
colonial possessions
Governor-General
List of GovernorsGeneral
Historical era
New Imperialism
Established
17 October 1887
Addition of Laos
3 October 1893
Addition
ofKwangchow Wan
5 January 1900
Independence ofNorth
Vietnam(proclaimed)
2 September 1945
Independence of Laos
22 October 1953
Independence
ofCambodia
Independence ofSouth
9 November 1953
21 July 1954
Vietnam
Area
1935
737,000 km(284,557 sq
mi)
Population
1935 est.
Density
Currency
21,599,582
29.3 /km (75.9 /sq mi)
French
Indochinesepiastre
Preceded by
French
Cochinchina
Nguyn dynasty
French
Protectorate of
Cambodia
Kingdom of
Luang Phrabang
Kingdom of
Champasak
Rattanakosin
Kingdom
Qing dynasty
Succeeded by
North Vietnam
State of
Vietnam
Kingdom of
Cambodia
(195370)
Kingdom of
Laos
Republic of
China (1912
49)
Today part of
Cambodi
a
China
Laos
Vietnam
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the colonial regime. Beginning in May 1941, the Viet Minh, a communist army led by H Ch Minh,
began a revolt against the Japanese. In August 1945 they declared Vi