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Battle of Dien Bien Phu 1954

The Viet Minh besiege and take the French fortress, ending French colonial rule in Indochina.

Map showing the location of Battle of Dien Bien PhuDien Bien Phu
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Key facts

Date1954
TypeBattle
Location21.39° N, 103.00° E
Nearest city on the mapHanoi (about 298 km)
Territory of (map of 1945)Tonkin

Rulers in 1954

RealmRulerReign
Franks / HRE / GermanyAdenauer (W. German chancellor)1949–1963
FranceProvisional Government and Fourth Republic1944–1958
England / UKElizabeth II1952–2022
SpainFranco1939–1975
Rus' / RussiaKhrushchev1953–1964

The world around 1954

YearEventWhere
1949The People's Republic of China is proclaimedBeijing