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Indochina, the countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia formerly associated with France, first within its empire and later within the French Union. French rule was ended in 1954 with the Geneva Accords. The term Indochina refers to the intermingling of Indian and Chinese influences in the culture of the region.
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Indochina is a region in Southeast Asia that encompasses the countries of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. It has a complex history marked by colonialism, war, and mass atrocities, particularly during and after World War II, which resulted in profound social and political changes in the region.
French Indochina was designated as a colonie d’exploitation (colony of economic exploitation) by the French government. Funding for the colonial government came from taxes on local populations, and the French government established a near monopoly on the trade of opium, salt, and rice alcohol.
The diverse cultures of what would eventually become French Indochina traced their roots to pre-modern kingdoms and empires. For centuries this area was shaped by numerous influences, most notably the expansive trade and political contacts of South and East Asia.
The insurrection in Annam spread and flourished in 1886, and gradually faded out by 1889. In this movement, all levels of Vietnamese society, royalty, scholar-gentry, and peasantry, worked together against the French.
Apr 12, 2012 · Indochina: An Ambiguous Colonization was first published in French in 1995, then in a revised edition in 2001; it is now available in both hardback and paperback in an updated version and a felicitous English translation.
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In 1884, at a moment when the missions faced particularly violent opposition, Puginier warned French officials that mandarins—Vietnamese officials who administered much of the day-to-day functioning of the protectorate—wanted to “exterminate Christians” because they saw them as friends of France.
