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m (Cochinchina moved to Cochin China over redirect: geez, I though we had agreed a long time ago that Cochin China was the correct English name, without the hyphen, which refers to a *chicken*, for Pete's sake!)
imported>Hayford Peirce
(minor editing to make the text conform with the new article title; moi, connais pas dee militaire emanuel, dank goodness!)
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'''Cochinchina''', which includes the [[Mekong River|Mekong Delta]], was the southernmost of the three main regions of French Indochina, which became [[Vietnam]]. Other variants on the name include "Cochin China", "Cochin-china", or "Cochinchine".
'''Cochin China''', which includes the [[Mekong River|Mekong Delta]], was the southernmost of the three main regions of French Indochina, which became [[Vietnam]]. Other variants on the name include "Cochinchina", "Cochin-China", or "Cochinchine".


In 1948, the [[Dan Xa Dang]] attempted to form a coalition government, which was rejected by [[Bao Dai]], and eventually had its leadership killed by the [[Viet Minh]].
In 1948 the [[Dan Xa Dang]] attempted to form a coalition government, which was rejected by [[Bao Dai]], and eventually had its leadership killed by the [[Viet Minh]].


After the [[Republic of Vietnam]] was formed, Cochinchina, less [[Saigon]], was roughly equivalent to [[IV Corps tactical zone]].  [[Nguyen Ngoc Tho]], the vice-president under [[Ngo Dinh Diem]] and briefly premier after the [[overthrow of Diem]], was prominent as one of the few Cochinchinese in the Diem government.
After the [[Republic of Vietnam]] was formed, Cochin China, less [[Saigon]], was roughly equivalent to [[IV Corps tactical zone]].  [[Nguyen Ngoc Tho]], the vice-president under [[Ngo Dinh Diem]] and briefly premier after the [[overthrow of Diem]], was prominent as one of the few Cochin Chinese in the Diem government.

Revision as of 16:27, 22 November 2008

Cochin China, which includes the Mekong Delta, was the southernmost of the three main regions of French Indochina, which became Vietnam. Other variants on the name include "Cochinchina", "Cochin-China", or "Cochinchine".

In 1948 the Dan Xa Dang attempted to form a coalition government, which was rejected by Bao Dai, and eventually had its leadership killed by the Viet Minh.

After the Republic of Vietnam was formed, Cochin China, less Saigon, was roughly equivalent to IV Corps tactical zone. Nguyen Ngoc Tho, the vice-president under Ngo Dinh Diem and briefly premier after the overthrow of Diem, was prominent as one of the few Cochin Chinese in the Diem government.