1954 in France

1954
in
France

Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:Other events of 1954
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Events from the year 1954 in France.

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Events

  • 25 January - The foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, France and the Soviet Union meet at the Berlin Conference.
  • 13 March - Battle of Dien Bien Phu begins in Vietnam.
  • 23 March - In Vietnam, the Viet Minh capture the main airstrip of Dien Bien Phu - French forces are partially isolated.
  • 29 March - C-47 with French nurse Genevieve de Galard on board is incapacitated on Dien Bien Phu runway.
  • 7 May - Battle of Dien Bien Phu ends in defeat for French forces.
  • 18 June - Pierre Mendès-France becomes prime minister of France.
  • 24 June - Battle of Mang Yang Pass begins, the last official battle of the First Indochina War.
  • 17 July - Battle of Mang Yang Pass ends in defeat for French forces.
  • 20 July - Battlefield ceasefire announced.
  • 21 July - The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam into North Vietnam and South Vietnam.
  • 1 August - Armistice effected, sealing French defeat.
  • 31 October - The Algerian National Liberation Front begins a revolt against French rule.
  • 1 November - The FLN attacks Representative and public buildings of the France colonial power.

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