Geneva Conference of 1954

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The Geneva Conference of 1954 was an international meeting that ended the First Indochina War and led to the temporary partition of Vietnam, reshaping the political landscape of Southeast Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cold War event
diplomatic conference
international conference
aim negotiate settlement to the First Indochina War
negotiate settlement to the Korean War
chairperson Anthony Eden
Vyacheslav Molotov
context Cold War
decolonization in Asia
country Switzerland
endDate 1954-07-21
hostedBy Swiss government
influenced Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
linked to: SEATO

Vietnam War
formation of North Vietnam
formation of South Vietnam
language Chinese
English
French
Russian
location Geneva
mainTopic First Indochina War
Korean War armistice issues
mediatedBy Soviet Union
United Kingdom
notSignedBy State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam

United States
participant Cambodia
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
France
Laos
People's Republic of China
linked to: China

Soviet Union
State of Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam

United Kingdom
United States
result Geneva Accords
ceasefire in Indochina
end of First Indochina War
provision for nationwide elections in Vietnam in 1956
recognition of independence of Cambodia
recognition of independence of Laos
temporary partition of Vietnam at the 17th parallel
withdrawal of French forces from Indochina
startDate 1954-04-26
subsequentDocument Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Cambodia
linked to: Geneva Accords

Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Laos
linked to: Geneva Accords

Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam
Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference

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French Indochina dissolvedFollowing Geneva Conference of 1954
Governor-General of French Indochina officeAbolishedFollowing Geneva Accords of 1954
linked to: Geneva Conference of 1954
Geneva Conference of 1954 subsequentDocument Final Declaration of the Geneva Conference
linked to: Geneva Conference of 1954
First Indochina War significantEvent Geneva Conference of 1954
Battle of Dien Bien Phu influenced Geneva Conference (1954)
linked to: Geneva Conference of 1954
Geneva Accords partOf Geneva Conference of 1954
Agreement on the Cessation of Hostilities in Vietnam partOf Geneva Conference
linked to: Geneva Conference of 1954
independence of Laos significantTreaty Geneva Conference of 1954
Demilitarized Zone (Vietnam) relatedAgreement 1954 Geneva Conference
linked to: Geneva Conference of 1954
Indochina conflicts hasRelatedEvent Geneva Conference of 1954
Royal Lao Government significantEvent 1954 Geneva Conference on Indochina
linked to: Geneva Conference of 1954
Pierre Mendès France participatedIn First Indochina War peace negotiations
linked to: Geneva Conference of 1954
International Control Commission establishedFollowing Geneva Conference on Indochina
linked to: Geneva Conference of 1954