Timeline of Indochina
1884-1885 France obtained control over northern Vietnam following its victory over China in the Sino-French war
1887 French Indochina was formed in October 1887 from Annam, Tonkin, Cochinchina (which together form modern Vietnam)
1884The Kingdom of Cambodia joined as Indochina following the Sino- French
1885 to 1895 Phan Dình Phùng led a rebellion against the colonizing power.
1919 Laos was added after the Franco-Siamese War
1919 France ignores Ho Chi Minh's demands at Versailles Peace Conference
1926 Bao Dai becomes last Vietnamese emperor
1930 Ho founds Indochinese Communist Party
1940Japan occupies Vietnam
1941Ho founds Viet Minh
1945Viet Minh takes Hanoi in August Revolution Ho takes power, establishes Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) Truman rejects DRV's request for formal recognition
1946First Indochina War begins
1954Viet Minh defeat French at Dien Bien Phu