Viet Minh: Timeline

1945   Vietnam War Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in which the Democratic Republic of Vietnam [i] and its al ... 

: Viet Minh led by Ho Chi Minh Ho Chi Minh

H? Ch Minh listen ) was a Vietnam [i]ese revolutionary [i] and statesman [i], who later became Prime Min ... 

 take power in Hanoi Hanoi

Hanoi , estimated population 3,083,800 , is the capital [i] of Vietnam [i]. ... 

, Vietnam Vietnam

Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is a country in Southeast Asia [i]. ... 

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1954   Viet Minh capture the main airstrip of Dien Bien Phu Battle of Dien Bien Phu

The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the final battle in the First Indochina War [i] between the military fo ... 

 - French forces are partially isolated.

1954   Vietnam War Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in which the Democratic Republic of Vietnam [i] and its al ... 

: The Viet Minh takes control of North Vietnam North Vietnam

The Democratic Republic of Vietnam , or less commonly, Vietnamese Democratic Republic , also known as ... 

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