With Japan’s military position in the Axis War (World War II) deteriorating, puppet-Emperor Bao Dai, with the acquiescence of Yokoyama Seiko, Minister for Economic Affairs of the Japanese diplomatic mission in Indochina, proclaims independence for Vietnam.
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References:
Stanley A. Karnow, Vietnam: A History, (1983; New York: Penguin, 1997), 689.
Japanese coup d’état in French Indochina – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat_in_French_Indochina
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