1945 ⟶ Japanese Overthrow Vichy Government in Vietnam, Proclaim Independence
Amid rumours of a possible American invasion, Japanese overt...
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1945
🎌 Japanese Overthrow Vichy Government in Vietnam, Proclaim Independence
Amid rumours of a possible American invasion, Japanese overthrow the Vichy French Jean Decoux Government which had been operating independently as the colonial government of Vietnam: they proclaim an "independent" Empire of Vietnam, with Emperor Bảo Đại as nominal ruler. Premier Trần Trọng Kim forms the first Vietnamese government.⟶
VietnamJapanFranceColonialismIndependenceWorld War IIPolitical InstabilityCoup
⚔️ Failed Japanese Coup Attempt to Prevent Surrender
Japanese military personnel and right-wingers attempt to overthrow their government and prevent the inevitable surrender.⟶
CoupMilitaryRight-WingSurrenderJapanInternal ConflictWorld War IIAttempted Overthrow
🇻🇳 Viet Minh Seizes Power in Hanoi
At a spontaneous non-communist meeting in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh assume a leading role in the movement to wrest power from the French. With the Japanese still in control of Indochina in the interim, Bảo Đại goes along because he thinks that the Viet Minh are still working with the American OSS and could guarantee independence for Vietnam. Later, Ho Chi Minh's guerrillas occupy Hanoi and proclaim a provisional government.⟶
Viet MinhHo Chi MinhHanoiVietnamIndependenceFrench IndochinaWorld War IIPost-WarColonialism