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| 1890 | Birth |  |
| 19th May Birth of Ho Chi-Minh |
| 1919 | Conference of Versailles | |
| Versailles Petitions Woodrow Wilson at the Peace Conference for the independence of Vietnam |
| 1920 | French Communist Party | |
| Appointed Member of the French Communist Party |
| 1930 | ICCP | |
| Founds the Indo China Communist Party |
| 1930 | Rebellion | |
| Helps lead a Communist led peasant revolt |
| 1941 | Arrest | |
| Arrested crossing the border into China to recruit support for the Vietminh |
| Imprisoned by the Chinese for 1 year |
| 1941 | Vietminh Army | |
| Forms the Vietminh & leads the independence movement as head of the Vietminh |
| 1942 | Arrest | |
| Released by Chang Fa-kwei with when he forms part of a mutual alliance |
| 1942 | Head VRL Chi Minh | |
| Appointed Head of the Vietnam Revolutionary League, a nationalist organization |
| 1942 | Vietnam Revolutionary League | |
| Sets up by the Chinese as head of the Vietnam Revolutionary League |
| 1945 | AMS | |
| Dissolves the Indochinese Communist Party & forms the Association for Marxist Studies |
| 1945 | Capture of Hanoi | |
| 16th Aug Hanoi The first Vietminh troops enter Hanoi |
| 1945 | Conference of Potsdam | |
| July Potsdam The Allied leaders divide Vietnam at the 16th parallel |
| July Potsdam The British will take the sth & Chinese nationalists the nth of Vietnam |
| 1945 | Constitution | |
| 25th Aug Hanoi The Emperor abdicate giving Ho Chi-Minh the "mandate of heaven" |
| 2nd Sep Hanoi Proclaims the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
| 1945 | Diplomacy | |
| 2 million Vietnamese die of famine in the Nth because Japan orders more peanuts & jute |
| 1945 | Government | |
| 29th Aug Announces the Provisional Government in Hanoi with Bao Dai as Supreme Counsellor |
| 1945 | Independence | |
| 23rd Aug Hanoi Arrives in a Vietminh dominated Hanoi |
| 23rd Aug Hanoi Enter Hanoi & declares independence |
| 2nd Sep Japan surrenders to the Allies & Ho declares independence |
| 2nd Sep Hanoi Proclaims the independence of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam |
| 1945 | Indochinese Communist Party | |
| Dissolves the Indochinese Communist Party & forms the Association for Marxist Studies |
| 1945 | Invasion of Vietnam | |
| 9th Sep Chinese troops move down to the 16th parallel, as agreed with the Allies |
| 1945 | NLC | |
| 16th Aug Tran Ho Summons 60 comrades to Tran Ho to form the National Liberation Committee |
| 1945 | President | |
| 16th Aug Appointed President of the National Liberation Committee |
| 29th Aug Appointed President of Nth Vietnam |
| 1945 | Rebellion | |
| 16th Aug Hanoi The 1st Vietminh detachments enter Hanoi & take over public buildings |
| 1945 | Strike | |
| 24th Sep Saigon In response to French violence in Saigon the Vietminh abandon their policy of pacifism |
| 1946 | Conference of Fontainbleau | |
| Fontainbleau Signs a modus vivendi covering the economy & cessation of hostilities |
| 4th July Fontainbleau Walks out of the Conference of Fontainbleau |
| 1946 | Diplomacy | |
| France concedes territorial rights to China which agrees to withdraw from Vietnam |
| Mar France & the Vietminh then reach an accord |
| 1946 | Independence | |
| Mar France recognizes Vietnam as a free state within the Indochina federation |
| 6th Mar Accepts the stationing of French troops in the nth |
| 6th Mar France recognizes the Republic of Vietnam as a Free State within the French Union |
| June France supports the establishment of a separate republic of Cochin China |
| 1946 | Mobilization | |
| Dec Creates rural bases & begins war against the French |
| 1946 | Occupation Hanoi | |
| 6th Mar French troops enter Hanoi |
| 1946 | Referendum | |
| Cochinchina Agrees to hold a referendum to determine if Tonkin, Annam & Cochinchina should reunite |
| Cochinchina France breaks referendum agreement by proclaiming a Cochinchina government |
| 1946 | Rule of Cochin China | |
| June France supports the establishment of a separate republic of Cochin China |
| 1946 | Siege of Hai Phong | |
| 23rd Nov Hai Phong General Valluy gives the Viet Minh a 2 hr ultimatum to leave Hai Phong which expires |
| 23rd Nov Hai Phong The French cruiser Suffren shells Hai Phong |
| 1946 | Siege of Hanoi | |
| Dec Hanoi The Viet Minh are driven out of Hanoi & establish themselves in the Viet Bac region |
| Dec Hanoi Vietminh forces withdraw from Hanoi after attacking the French garrisons |
| 19th Dec Hanoi The Viet Minh launch a surprise attack on the French troops in Hanoi |
| 1946 | Treaty of Sino French | |
| 28th Feb A Sino-French treaty provides for the return of French troops from Sth East Asia |
| 1947 | Siege of Viet Bac | |
| Viet Bac The French under General Valluy fail to remove the Viet Minh from the Viet Bac region |
| 1948 | Diplomacy | |
| Issues a last appeal for a comprimise with the French |
| Promises the Vietminh will be neutral if Vietnam is granted inependence |
| 1948 | Independence | |
| Promises the Vietminh will be neutral if Vietnam is granted inependence |
| 1949 | Constitution | |
| Bases the Declaration of Independence on the American Declaration of Independence |
| 1949 | Independence | |
| Bases the Declaration of Independence on the American Declaration of Independence |
| 1949 | Invasion of Vietnam | |
| 8th Sep France attempts to recover Vietnam from communist resistance led by Ho Chi-Minh |
| 8th Sep France releases 1,700 POWs to fight the Vietminh |
| 1949 | Rule of Vietnam | |
| The French reinstall Bao Dai as the ruler of Vietnam, including Cochin China |
| 1950 | Armament | |
| Hanoi China & Russia provide support for Vietnam |
| 1950 | Independence | |
| Hanoi France concludes a treaty granting Vietnam independence within the French Union |
| 14th Jan Hanoi Declares the Democratic Republic of Vietnam the only legal government |
| 14th Jan Hanoi The Democratic Republic is recognized by China, Russia & Yugoslavia |
| 18th Jan Hanoi Ho Chi-Minh's Vietminh is recognized as the legitimate government of Vietnam by China |
| 30th Jan Hanoi Russia recoginzes Ho Chi-Minh's claim to represent the whole of Vietnam |
| 1954 | Battle of Dien Bien Phu | |
| 7th May Dien Bien Phu The Viet Minh overwhelm the French garrison of Dien Bien Phu |
| 20th Nov Dien Bien Phu The French establish a garison in order to tempt the Viet Minh into battle |
| 1954 | Capture of Dienbienphu | |
| May Dienbienphu Dienbienphu falls to the Viet Minh |
| 1954 | Conference of Geneva | |
| 20th July Geneva Opening day of the Geneva Conference to discuss peace in Vietnam |
| 27th July Geneva A ceasefire with France is agreed |
| 27th July Geneva Agrees to temporarily divide Vietnam in half pending elections unite Vietnam |
| 27th July Geneva Despite general agreement the "Final Declaration" is not signed |
| 27th July Geneva French troops be withdraw from nth Vietnam & the Vietminh will withdraw from the sth |
| 27th July Geneva Sth Vietnam, Laos & Cambodia will become independent states protected by SEATO |
| 27th July Geneva Territory nth of the 17th Parallel will go to the government of Ho Chi-Minh |
| 27th July Geneva The USAdoes not want to recognize Beijing & Hanoi |
| 27th July Geneva Vietnam is partitioned above latitude 17 degrees north |
| 1954 | Election | |
| 27th July Geneva Agrees to temporarily divide Vietnam in half pending elections unite Vietnam |
| 1954 | NLF | |
| Forms the National Liberation Front, the "Viet Cong" |
| 1954 | Partition | |
| 27th July Geneva Vietnam is partitioned above latitude 17 degrees north |
| 1954 | President | |
| Appointed President of North Vietnam |
| 1954 | Siege of Dienbienphu | |
| May Dienbienphu Dienbienphu falls to the Viet Minh |
| 1955 | Alliance | |
| 7th July China promises to give Nth Vietnam $338m in economic aid |
| 1959 | Group 559 | |
| May Creates Group 559 to enlarge the Ho Chi-Minh Trail into South Vietnam |
| 1959 | Group 759 | |
| May Creates Group 759 to supply troops & provisions by Sea into South Vietnam |
| 1959 | Ho Chi Minh Trail | |
| May Creates Group 559 to enlarge the Ho Chi-Minh Trail into South Vietnam |
| 1960 | NLF | |
| Announces the creation of the National Liberation Front in Sth Vietnam |
| Creates a broad front to overthrow President Diem |
| 1961 | Invasion of Vietnam | |
| The Vietcong attack army posts in Phuoc Tahn & Darlac Provinces |
| 1963 | Battle of Ap Bac | |
| 2nd Jan Ap Bac The Vietcong 514th Battalion and local guerrilla forces ambush the South Vietnamese |
| 2nd Jan Ap Bac The Vietcong stand their ground against American machinery and Sth Vietnamese soldiers |
| 1964 | Nuclear Warfare | |
| 1st Nov China, North Vietnam's neighbor and ally, successfully tests an atomic bomb |
| 1965 | Capture of Binh Gia | |
| 1st Jan Binh Gia The Vietcong capture Binh Gia just outside Saigon |
| 1965 | Invasion of Vietnam | |
| Launches co-ordinated attacks against the South |
| The largest collection of Vietcong forces to date in the War |
| 1965 | Peace | |
| 7th April The USAoffers Nth Vietnam economic aid in exchange for peace, the offer is rejected |
| 1965 | Rolling Thunder | |
| 13th Feb President Johnson authorizes Operation Rolling Thunder |
| 1965 | Siege of Binh Gia | |
| 28th Dec Binh Gia The Vietcong occupy Binh Gia for 8 hours killing over 200 of Sth Vietnam's best troops |
| 1966 | Battle of Con Thien | |
| July Con Thien Heavy fighting near Con Thien kills nearly 1,300 North Vietnamese troops |
| 1966 | Battle of Lo Ke | |
| 5th Mar Lo Ke The 272nd Regiment of the Vietcong 9th Div attack the American 3rd Brigade |
| 5th Mar Lo Ke USAair support succeeds in bombing the attackers into retreat |
| 1966 | Siege of Route 13 | |
| 30th June Route 13 On Route 13 linking Vietnam to the Cambodian border USAforces are brutally assaulted |
| 1968 | Bombing of Vietnam | |
| 31st Oct The USAannounces a cessation of bombing & that negotiations will begin |
| 31st Oct The Vietcong do not agree to negotiation conditions |
| 1968 | Capture of Hue | |
| Hue The Vietcong capture Hue & massacre many with "blood-debt-lists" |
| 1968 | Diplomacy | |
| Visegrad Demands as a precondition of peace talks the USAcease all bombing & acts of war |
| 1968 | Massacre Hue | |
| Hue The Vietcong capture Hue & massacre many with "blood-debt-lists" |
| 1968 | Siege of Hue | |
| Hue The Vietcong capture Hue & massacre the local population with "blood-debt-lists" |
| 1968 | Siege of Saigon | |
| Feb Saigon The Viet Cong are driven back from Saigon |
| 1968 | Tet Offensive | |
| 31st Jan Saigon 4,000 troops reach Saigon but the offensive is routed a month later |
| 31st Jan 70,000 troops attack 100 cities |
| 31st Jan Launches the offensive during the Tet truce while the sth celebrates New Year |
| 31st Jan Launches the Tet Offensive |
| Mar Saigon The Tet offensive is contained by the USAat the cost of 165,000 civilian lives |
| 1969 | Death | |
| 2nd Sep Hanoi Death of Ho Chi-Minh, age 79 |
| 1969 | Peace | |
| 25th Aug Saigon Insists upon USAunilateral withdrawal from Vietnam & the overthrow of President Thieu |
| 25th Aug Saigon Sends a letter to Nixon rejecting his peace proposals |
| 1969 | Unification | |
| 25th Aug Declares that there will be no comprimise in Vietnam's aim of re-unification |
