TheFirst Indochina War (called the Indochina War in France and the French War in Vietnam) began after the end ofWorld War II with theWar in southern Vietnam (1945–1946), which acted as the precursor to the First Indochina War. The conflict officially began in 1946 and lasted until the French defeat in 1954. After a long campaign of unsuccessful resistance against the French and the Japanese,Viet Minh forces claimed a victory in theAugust Revolution afterJapanese forces surrendered to the Allies on 15 August 1945, leading to the fall of theEmpire of Vietnam andNguyễn dynasty. In theWar in southern Vietnam (1945–1946), British forces temporarily occupied the South with the objective of disarming Japanese forces, starting from 13 September 1945, only to restoreFrench colonial control in 1946. Meanwhile, the communist Viet Minh sought to consolidate power by terrorizing and purging rival Vietnamesenationalist groups andTrotskyist activists. In theUnited Nations, and through theiralliance with theUnited Kingdom and theUnited States, the French demanded return of their former Indochina colony prior to agreeing to participate in theNATO alliance (founded in 1949) opposing Soviet expansion beyond the countries of theWarsaw Pact (founded in 1955) in theCold War. With support fromChina and theSoviet Union, the communist Viet Minh continued fighting theFrench Union, including the anti-communistState of Vietnam, ultimately forcing the NATO-backed French out ofNorth Vietnam as a result of1954 Geneva Conference.
TheSecond Indochina War was a group of interconnected civil wars, most often referring to what is called the Vietnam War in the United States (and the Anti-American War by North Vietnam). It began as a conflict between the United States-backedSouth Vietnamese government and its opponents, both the North Vietnamese-based communistViet Cong (National Liberation Front) and thePeople's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), known in the West as the North Vietnamese Army (NVA). The conflict began in 1955 and lasted until 1975 when the North Vietnamese army conquered South Vietnam. The United States, which had supported France and its native vassal during the First Indochina war, backed theRepublic of Vietnam government in opposition to thecommunist Viet Cong and PAVN. The North benefited from military and financial support from China, the Soviet Union, and other members of the communist bloc. Fighting also occurred during this time in Cambodia between the US-backed government, the PAVN, and the communist-backedKhmer Rouge, which also fought alongside deposedKing Sihanouk's government in exile (known as theCambodian Civil War, 1967–1975) and in Laos between the US-backed government, the PAVN, and the communist-backedPathet Lao (known as theLaotian Civil War orSecret War, 1959–1975).
TheCambodian–Vietnamese War began when Vietnam invaded Cambodia and deposed thegenocidal Khmer Rouge regime. The war lasted from 21 December 1978 to 23 October 1991. Cambodia's constitutional monarchy was then restored in 1993. (Full article...)
... that had Cambodian swimmerApsara Sakbun declined her invitation to compete at the2024 Summer Olympics, her sister would have become an Olympian instead?
... that Cambodian architectVann Molyvann declined a request fromLee Kuan Yew to help design Singapore?
... thatMae Jemison, the first black woman in space, worked at a Cambodianrefugee camp in Thailand and was a medical officer for thePeace Corps before becoming an astronaut?
... that the first research center forpotatoes in Cambodia was opened in the country in 2016?
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