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Decolonisations - Viet Nam

Decolonisations - Viet Nam

Xavier Diamé Ndour

Each year, I cover the colonisation and independence of a country. Season 3: Viet Nam You can contact me on podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com Podcast dédié à l'histoire des décolonisations, Saison 1: le Vietnam. Saison 2: Haïti Vous pouvez me contacter sur podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com

69 - S3 Ep 15: Going International
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  • 69 - S3 Ep 15: Going International

    The proclamation of the Communist China by Mao Zedong in 1949 and American recognition of Bao Dai's regime transformed France's colonial war into a war between against communism.

    Produced by Xavier-Diamé Ndour

    Opening and Closing Credits by Niamar Le Conteur

    Contact: podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com

    Sat, 30 Nov 2024 - 21min
  • 68 - S3 Ep 14: At Last, a Bao Daï Solution

    On 8 March 1949, Viet Nam became independent as an associated state within the French Union. Viet Nam reunified its two protectorates, regained Cochinchina and Bao Daï became head of state.

    However, this was not real independence. It was just a ploy by the French to get American assistance and secure French presence in Viet Nam.

    Sat, 23 Nov 2024 - 25min
  • 67 - S3 Ep 13 Still Looking for a Bao Daï Solution

    1948: The security situation is getting worse and France is still procrastinating about giving its independence to a unified Viet Nam. All that strengthens the Ho Chi Minh government and put the non communist nationalists in a embarrassing position.

    Production: Xavier Diamé Ndour

    Contact: podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com

    Fri, 15 Nov 2024 - 22min
  • 66 - S3 Ep 12: The Bao Daï Solution

    1947: Ho Chi Minh is isolated. Will he survive Operation Lea, the massive French offensive? At the same time an alliance between non-communist Vietnamese nationalists and the French is starting to take form and the former emperor Bao Dai is in the middle of it.

    Produced by Xavier Diamé Ndour (podcast.decolonisations@gmail.com)

    Tue, 05 Nov 2024 - 24min
  • 65 - S3 Ep 11: The Tiger vs. The Elephant

    In 1946, in Paris, Ho Chi Minh described the future war this way to American journalist David Schoenbrun: "It will be a war between an elephant and a tiger. If the tiger ever stands still the elephant will crush him with his mighty tusks. But the tiger does not stand still. He lurks in the jungle by day and emerges by night. He will leap upon the back of the elephant, tearing huge chunks from his hide, and then he will leap back into the dark jungle. And slowly the elephant will bleed to death. That will be the war of Indochina."

    Source: David Schoenbrun, "As France Goes" (New York: Harper & Bros., 1957)

    Thu, 24 Oct 2024 - 23min
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