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French Indochina
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federal state in Southeast Asia
French Indochina was a federal state in Southeast Asia that France controlled during the colonial period. It matters as a historical example of European colonialism in Asia and shaped the modern political and cultural development of the region.
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- Instance of
- colony
- Part of
- French colonial empire
- Has part
- Guangzhouwan
- Country
- Vietnam
- Continent
- Asia
- Currency
- French Indochinese piastre
- Population
- 21599582
- Area
- 750000
- Form of government
- federation
- Image
- Sa Majesté Bao-Daï fit le pèlerinage aux Tombeaux des ancêtres de la Dynastie à Thanh-Hóa, 1932.jpg
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- Commons category
- French Indochina
- topic's main category
- Category:French Indochina
- inception
- 1887-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1954-01-01
- different from
- Mainland Southeast Asia
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
- territory claimed by
- French colonial empire
- category of associated people
- Category:People of French Indochina
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Encyclopedic overview
Today part ofVietnam Laos Cambodia China ∟Zhanjiang
French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China), officially known as the Indochinese Union and after 1941 as the Indochinese Federation, was a group of French dependent territories in Southeast Asia from 1887 to 1954. It was initially a federation of French colonies (1887–1949), later a confederation of French associated states (1949–1954). It comprised Cambodia, Laos (from 1899), Guangzhouwan (1898–1945), Cochinchina, and Vietnamese regions of Tonkin and Annam. It was established in 1887 and was dissolved in 1954. In 1949, Vietnam was reunited and it regained Cochinchina. Its capitals were Hanoi (1902–1945) and Saigon (1887–1902, 1945–1954).
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