Frequently, French Indochina is abbreviated.
French Indochina -LRB- previously spelled as French Indo-China -RRB- -LRB- Indochine francaise សហភ ពឥណ ឌ ច ន Đong Duong thuoc Phap , -LSB- ɗəwŋm jɨəŋ tʰuək fap -RSB- , frequently abbreviated to Đong Phap ; ຝຣງແຫມອນດຈນ Cantonese  : -RRB- , officially known as the Indochinese Union -LRB- Union indochinoise -RRB- after 1887 and the Indochinese Federation -LRB- Federation indochinoise -RRB- after 1947 , was a grouping of French colonial territories in Southeast Asia .. French. French language. Asia. Asia. China. China. Cantonese. Cantonese. French colonial territories. French colonial empire. A grouping of the three Vietnamese regions of Tonkin -LRB- north -RRB- , Annam -LRB- centre -RRB- , and Cochinchina -LRB- south -RRB- with Cambodia was formed in 1887 .. Cambodia. French Protectorate of Cambodia. Vietnamese. Vietnamese language. Tonkin. Tonkin ( French protectorate ). Annam. Annam ( French protectorate ). Cochinchina. French Cochinchina. Laos was added in 1893 and the leased Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan in 1898 .. Laos. French Protectorate of Laos. Guangzhouwan. Guangzhouwan. The capital was moved from Saigon -LRB- in Cochinchina -RRB- to Hanoi -LRB- Tonkin -RRB- in 1902 and again to Da Lat -LRB- Annam -RRB- in 1939 .. Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City. Hanoi. Hanoi. Tonkin. Tonkin ( French protectorate ). Annam. Annam ( French protectorate ). Cochinchina. French Cochinchina. Da Lat. Da Lat. In 1945 it was moved back to Hanoi .. Hanoi. Hanoi. After the Fall of France during World War II , the colony was administered by the Vichy government and was under Japanese occupation until March 1945 , when the Japanese overthrew the colonial regime .. France. French Third Republic. Fall of France. Fall of France. World War II. World War II. Vichy government. Vichy France. Beginning in May 1941 , the Viet Minh , a communist army led by -LSB- Ho Chi Minh , Ho Chi Minh -RSB- , began a revolt against the Japanese .. Viet Minh. Viet Minh. In August 1945 they declared Vietnamese independence and extended the war , known as the First Indochina War , against France .. France. French Third Republic. Vietnamese. Vietnamese language. First Indochina War. First Indochina War. In Saigon , the anti-Communist State of Vietnam , led by former Emperor Bao Đai , was granted independence in 1949 .. Vietnam. Vietnam. Saigon. Ho Chi Minh City. State of Vietnam. State of Vietnam. Bao Đai. Bao Đai. On 9 November 1953 , the Kingdom of Laos and the Kingdom of Cambodia became independent .. Cambodia. French Protectorate of Cambodia. Laos. French Protectorate of Laos. Kingdom of Laos. Kingdom of Laos. Kingdom of Cambodia. Kingdom of Cambodia ( 1953–70 ). Following the Geneva Accord of 1954 , the French evacuated Vietnam and French Indochina came to an end .. French. French language. Vietnam. Vietnam. Geneva Accord of 1954. Geneva Conference ( 1954 )