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2879 B.C.
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Legendary founding of the Van Lang Kingdom by the first Hung Vuong |
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2879-258 B.C.
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Hung Dynasty |
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257-208 B.C.
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Thuc Dynasty |
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207-111 B.C.
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Trieu Dynasy |
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1800-1400 B.C.
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Phung Nguyen culture (Early Bronze Age) |
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850-300 B.C.
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Dong Son culture (Late Bronze Age) |
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210 B.C.
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Kingdom of Au Lac established. |
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207 B.C.
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Chinese general Chao Tuo (Trieu Da) founds Nan Yueh (Nam Viet) |
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111 B.C.
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Nam Yueh conquered by Han. |
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A.D. 39
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Trung sisters lead a rebellion against Chinese rule. |
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43
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Trung sisters' rebellion crushed by Chinese general Ma Yuan, and Viet people placed under direct Chinese administration for the first time. |
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542-544
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Ly Bi leads uprising against China's Liang Dynasty and establishes the independent kingdom of Van Xuan |
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544-602
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Early Ly Dynasty |
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938
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Ngo Quyen defeats a Chinese invading force at the first battle of the Bach Dang River. |
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939-968
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Ngo Dynasty |
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939-944
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Ngo Dynasty rules independent Nam Viet. |
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968-980
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Dinh Dynasty |
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970-975
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Dinh Bo Linh gains Chinese recognition of Nam Viet's independence by establishing a tributary relationship with China's Song Dynasty. |
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980-1009
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Early Le Dynasty |
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981
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Le Hoan defeats a Chinese invasion. |
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982
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Viet armies invade Champa and destroy its capital, Indrapura. |
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1009-1225
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Ly Dynasty |
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1075
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Minor officials chosen by examination for the first time. |
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1225-1400
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Tran Dynasty |
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1257-1258
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Mongols attack Dai Viet and are defeated. |
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1284-1285
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Second Mongol invasion and defeat. Resistance led by Tran Hung Dao. |
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1287
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Third Mongol invasion repelled. |
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1360-1390
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Champa wars. Champa ruled by the Che Bong Nga. |
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1400-1407
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Ho Dynasty |
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1407-1427
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Chinese invasion and occupation |
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1428
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Le Loi's armies defeat the Chinese. |
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1428-1527
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Le Dynasty |
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1428
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Le Loi proclaims himself emperor. The country once again named Dai Viet. |
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1471
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Champa capital of Vijaya falls, ending the Champa kingdom. |
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1483
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Hong Duc legal code promulgated. |
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1527
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Mac Dynasty. Mac rulers control Thang Long and the Red River Delta. |
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1558-1772
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Period of opposition between the Trinh and Nguyen clans |
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1627
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Alexander de Rhodes, Jesuit missionary, arrives in Hanoi. |
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1771
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Tay Son Rebellion |
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1778
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Most of Nguyen clan annihilated by the Tay Son. |
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1787
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French missionary Pigneau de Behaine persuades French court to assist in restoration of the Nguyen. |
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1788
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Last Le emperor flees to China. Nguyen Hue proclaims himself emperor. |
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1798
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Chinese invasion in support of the Le defeated. |
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1802
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The Nguyen defeat last of Tay Son forces. Nguyen Anh accedes to throne as Gia Long and establishes his capital at Hue. |
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1802-1945
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Nguyen Dynasty |
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1820
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Death of Gia Long. Succeeded by his highly sinicized son, Minh Mang. |
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1847
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French vessels bombard Da Nang. |
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September 1858
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French forces seize Da Nang. |
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February 1859
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French forces capture Saigon. |
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February 1861
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The French defeat the Vietnamese army and gain control of Gia Dinh and surrounding provinces. |
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June 5, 1862
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Treaty of Saigon, which ceded three sounthern provinces-Bien Hoa, Gia Dinh, and Dinh Tuong-to the French. |
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1887
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Indochinese Union formally established. |
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1904
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Phan Boi Chau founds Viet Nam Duy Tan Hoi (Vietnam Reformation Society). |
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October 1911
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Ho Chi Minh departs Vietnam for Europe. |
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1912
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Phan Boi Chau founds Viet Nam Quang Phuc Hoi (Vietnam Restoration Society), replacing Duy Tan Hoi. |
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1919
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Nguyen Ai Quoc (Ho Chi Minh) attempts to meet with President Woodrow Wilson at the Versailles Peace Conference to present a program for Vietnamese rights and sovereignty, but is turned away. |
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1920
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Ho Chi Minh participates in founding of the French Communist Party. |
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1923
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Ho Chi Minh's first visit to Moscow |
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1926
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Ho Chi Minh forms Thanh Nien Cong San Doan (Communist Youth League) within the larger Thanh Nien organization. |
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1927
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Nguyen Thai Hoc founds the Vietnam Quoc Dan Dang (VNQDD, Vietnam Nationalist Party). |
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February 1930
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Vietnamese Communist Party (VCP, Viet Nam Cong San Dang) founded in Hong Kong (name changed to Indochinese Communist Party, Dong Duong Cong San Dang, in October). |
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August 1945
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Japan surrenders and the Viet Minh commences the August Revolution, gaining effective control over much of Vietnam. |
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September 1945
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Ho Chi Minh declares Vietnam's independence in Hanoi. |
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1946-1954
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First Indochina War (The Viet Minh War) |
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May 7, 1954
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French surrender at Dien Bien Phu |
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May 8, 1954
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Geneva Conference on Indochinese opens. |
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July 21, 1954
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Geneva Agreements adopted, Vietnam provisionally divided at the 17th parallel, and Ngo Dinh Diem appointed South Vietnam's premier by Emperor Bao Dai (The last emperor of The Nguyen Dynasty and also of Vietnam). |
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January 1, 1955
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Direct United States aid to South Vietnam begins. |
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October 26, 1955
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Republic of Vietnam established with Ngo Dinh Diem as its first president. |
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November 1-2, 1963
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Ngo Dinh Diem overthrown and assassinated. |
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September 3, 1969
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Ho Chi Minh's death |
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January 27, 1973
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Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam signed in Paris. |
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March 29, 1973
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Last United States troops in Vietnam depart. |
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March 9, 1975
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People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) offensive in the South begins. |
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(Quoc
Han) April 30, 1975
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Saigon surrenders. |
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September 20, 1977
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Vietnam admitted to United Nations. |
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December 21, 1978
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PAVN forces initiate invasion of Cambodia. |
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February 17, 1979
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China launches invasion of Vietnam. |
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March 5, 1979
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Chinese forces withdrawn from Vietnam. |
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