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VIETNAM HISTORY

Vietnamese are always proud of their more than 4.000-years history started from ancient history of Hong Bang Dynasty, Thuc dynasty, Hung Vuong Kings up to Ho Chi Minh modern history. Vietnam had passed many wars to be independent. Millions people had been died for Vietnam today. Below are some important icons of Vietnam history.

Order	Time	Events
1	111 BC	China conquered the northern part of present-day Vietnam. Over the next several centuries Vietnamese culture was strongly influenced by that of China.
2	AD 39	The Trung Sisters successfully revolted against Chinese rule, holding power until China reconquered the region four years later.
3	938	Ngo Quyen expelled the Chinese and founded the Ngo dynasty. A period of civil strife ensued after Ngo's death in 944.
4	1009-1225	Vietnamese art and culture thrived during the Ly dynasty.
5	1225-1400	Vietnam developed under Tran dynasty.
6	1407-1428	China seized control of northern Vietnam, but resistance forces led by Le Loi drove the Chinese from the country. Le established the Le dynasty, which ruled the state, known as Dai Viet, for more than 300 years.
7	1471	Dai Viet conquered the southern kingdom of Champa.
8	1773	The Tay Son armies began to seize control of much of southern Dai Viet, which had been controlled by the Nguyen lords.
9	1802	Nguyen Anh defeated the Tay Son armies and united the northern and southern parts of the country, which he renamed Vietnam.
10	1861	French attacks on Vietnam prompted the emperor to cede a section of southern Vietnam, called Cochin China, to France.
11	1880s	France resumed its attacks on Vietnam. The entire region, along with Laos and Cambodia, came under French colonial rule.
12	1893	France incorporated all its territory in Southeast Asia into the Indochinese Union, or French Indochina.
13	1930	Ho Chi Minh established the Indochinese Communist Party to fight for independence from French colonial rule
14	1940	During World War II, Japan assumed effective control of French Indochina.
15	1945	After World War II ended, the Viet Minh seized control of Vietnam in the August Revolution.
16	1946	French forces attempted to recapture Vietnam, initiating the First Indochina War.
17	1954	The Viet Minh defeated the French at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu. Vietnam was temporarily divided into two zones, with Ho Chi Minh as president of North Vietnam and Bao Dai as leader of South Vietnam.
18	1955	Bao Dai was replaced by Ngo Dinh Diem.
19	1959	Rebellion against the South Vietnamese government began, marking the beginning of the Vietnam War.
20	1960	The National Liberation Front (NLF) was established, backed by the North Vietnamese government.
21	1965	United States forces landed at Da Nang and began fighting in Vietnam.
22	1968	NLF forces, along with the North Vietnamese army, launched the Tet Offensive.
23	1973	The United States ended its military involvement in the Vietnam War.
24	1975	South Vietnam surrendered to northern forces. Thousands of Vietnamese began fleeing the country
25	1976	North and South Vietnam were officially unified under a Communist government as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Saigon, the former southern capital, was renamed Ho Chi Minh City.
26	1978-1979	Vietnam invaded Cambodia and removed the Khmer Rouge government. Vietnamese troops remained in Cambodia until the end of the 1980s.
27	1986	Vietnam launched the doi moi ("renovation") program, a series of economic reforms to encourage limited private enterprise and foreign investment.
28	1990s	The United States ended its long-standing trade embargo against Vietnam in 1994, and full diplomatic relations were established in 1995.