Dien Bien Phu

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Dien Bien Phu is a town in northwestern Vietnam best known as the site of the decisive 1954 battle that ended French colonial rule in Indochina.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf airport ⓘ
battle ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ
museum ⓘ
town ⓘ
valley ⓘ
capitalOf Dien Bien province ⓘ
conflictBetween France ⓘ
Viet Minh ⓘ
country Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
dedicatedTo Battle of Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
distanceFrom about 474 km northwest of Hanoi ⓘ
endTime 1954-05-07 ⓘ
formerName Muong Thanh ⓘ
hasClimate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasCommemoration annual celebrations of Dien Bien Phu victory on May 7 ⓘ
hasHistoricalEvent Battle of Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
hasLandmark A1 Hill memorial ⓘ
Dien Bien Phu Victory Monument ⓘ
Dien Bien Phu battlefield historical site ⓘ
French command bunker of Colonel de Castries ⓘ
hasMuseum Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum ⓘ
hasTimezone Indochina Time ⓘ
hasTransport Dien Bien Phu Airport ⓘ
historicalRole major French fortified base during First Indochina War ⓘ
symbol of anti-colonial struggle in Vietnam ⓘ
knownFor Battle of Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
languageUsed Vietnamese ⓘ
locatedIn northwestern Vietnam ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Dien Bien province ⓘ
locatedInFormerEntity French Indochina ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northwest region of Vietnam ⓘ
locatedInValley Muong Thanh Valley ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Nam Rom River ⓘ
location Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
nearBorderWith Laos ⓘ
partOf First Indochina War ⓘ
result decisive Viet Minh victory ⓘ
defeat of French forces in northwestern Vietnam ⓘ
serves Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
significance ended major French military presence in Indochina ⓘ
led to Geneva Accords on Indochina ⓘ
marked end of French colonial rule in Indochina ⓘ
startTime 1954-03-13 ⓘ
topLevelAdministrativeDivision Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Viet Nam
utcOffset +07:00 ⓘ

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Battle of Dien Bien Phu → location → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Battle of Dien Bien Phu → alsoKnownAs → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Battle of Dien Bien Phu → namedAfter → Dien Bien Phu valley ⓘ
linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Northwestern Vietnam → contains → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
subject linked to: northwestern Vietnam
Battle of Dien Bien Phu → location → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
subject linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu Airport → serves → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
subject linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Christian de Castries → surrenderedAt → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Dien Bien province → capital → Dien Bien Phu city ⓘ
linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien province → knownFor → Dien Bien Phu battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu Airport → serves → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Dien Bien Phu Airport → cityServed → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Dien Bien Phu Airport → namedAfter → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
A1 Hill memorial → locatedIn → Điện Biên Phủ ⓘ
linked to: Dien Bien Phu
A1 Hill memorial → partOf → Điện Biên Phủ battlefield complex ⓘ
linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Muong Thanh Valley → locatedIn → Dien Bien Phu region ⓘ
linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Muong Thanh Valley → hasCity → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Muong Thanh → formerNameOf → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Muong Thanh → currentName → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Nam Rom River → flowsThrough → Dien Bien Phu Valley ⓘ
linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Nam Rom River → flowsThrough → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ
Nam Rom River → hasValley → Dien Bien Phu Valley ⓘ
linked to: Dien Bien Phu
Dien Bien Phu Street → namedAfter → Dien Bien Phu ⓘ