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French Indochina

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Indochinese Federation
Fdration indochinoise
Federation of French colonial possessions
18871954

Flag

Emblem of the GovernmentGeneral of Indochina


Anthem

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"La Marseillaise"

Green: French Indochina


Dark grey: Other French possessions
Darkest grey: France

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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Indochina in 1891 (from Le Monde illustr).


1. Panorama of Lac-Ka.
2. Yun-nan, in the quay of Hanoi.
3. Flooded street of Hanoi.
4. Landing stage of Hanoi

French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China)[1](French: Indochine


franaise; Khmer: ; Vietnamese:ng Dng thuc Php, pronounced [om z
tuk fp], frequently abbreviated to ng Php; Lao: ;Cantonese:
; faat3 suk6 jan3 dou6 zi1 naa5), officially known as the Indochinese Union (Union indochinoise)
[2]
after 1887 and the Indochinese Federation (Fdration indochinoise) after 1947, was a grouping
of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia.
A grouping of the three Vietnamese regions of Tonkin (north),Annam (centre),
and Cochinchina (south) with Cambodia was formed in 1887. Laos was added in 1893 and the
leased Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan in 1898. The capital was moved fromSaigon (in
Cochinchina) to Hanoi (Tonkin) in 1902 and again to Da Lat (Annam) in 1939. In 1945 it was moved
back to Hanoi.
After the Fall of France during World War II, the colony was administered by the Vichy
government and was under Japanese occupation until March 1945, when the Japanese overthrew

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

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