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The conquest of Vietnam by France began
in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887.
Vietnam declared independence after World War II, but France continued to rule
until its 1954 defeat by communist forces under Ho Chi MINH.
Under the Geneva Accords of 1954,
Vietnam was divided into the communist North and anti-communist South. US
economic and military aid to South Vietnam grew through the 1960s in an attempt
to bolster the government, but US armed forces were withdrawn following a
cease-fire agreement in 1973.
Two years later, North Vietnamese
forces overran the South reuniting the country under communist rule. Despite
the return of peace, for over a decade the country experienced little economic
growth because of conservative leadership policies, the persecution and mass
exodus of individuals - many of them successful South Vietnamese merchants -
and growing international isolation.
However, since the enactment of
Vietnam's "doi moi" (renovation) policy in 1986, Vietnamese
authorities have committed to increased economic liberalization and enacted
structural reforms needed to modernize the economy and to produce more
competitive, export-driven industries. The communist leaders maintain tight
control on political expression but have demonstrated some modest steps toward
better protection of human rights. The country continues to experience
small-scale protests, the vast majority connected to either land-use issues,
calls for increased political space, or the lack of equitable mechanisms for
resolving disputes. The small-scale protests in the urban areas are often
organized by human rights activists, but many occur in rural areas and involve
various ethnic minorities such as the Montagnards of the Central Highlands,
Hmong in the Northwest Highlands, and the Khmer Krom in the southern delta
region.
Source: https://www.indexmundi.com/vietnam/background.html
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