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World War II: A coup d'état by Japanese forces in French Indochina removes the French from power.
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Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina
1945 overthrow of the French Indochina government by the Japanese
The Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina, known as Meigō Sakusen , was a Japanese operation that took place on 9 March 1945, towards the end of World War II. With Japanese forces losing the war and the threat of an Allied invasion of Indochina imminent, the Japanese were…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
French Indochina
1887–1954 French dependent territories in Southeast Asia
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