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A country of our own, 1946
Between 1946 and 1955 our country existed on paper. A French ordinance of May 27, 1946 took five highland provinces out of Annam and made them a territory of their own, with its seat at Buon Ma Thuot. In 1950 Bảo Đại took the territory as his personal Crown Domain, and in 1951 he signed a special statute for it: our chiefs and our courts kept, o...
The first war in the highlands, 1946–1954
Between 1946 and 1954 France and the Viet Minh fought over our country, and both made our people the same offer: a country of our own, in return for soldiers. France gave the offer a name, a flag and two ordinances, and raised thirteen battalions of our men. The Viet Minh raised units of their own among us and promised autonomy. Our men fought o...
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