Ho Chi Minh proclaims Vietnamese independence
1945 · Event
Quoting the American Declaration of Independence in Hanoi's Ba Dinh Square, Ho Chi Minh declares the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, setting up three decades of war against France and the US.
On these timelines: Southeast Asia, Master, The Vietnam War, France
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