Vietnam

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Vietnam is divided into 3 regions the North, the South, and the Center.

A ruled country:
-	by the Chinese, for over 1,000 years until 1010.

-	900 years of independence.

-	French troops conquered Saigon in 1859 and in 1883 force uncolonialized parts of Vietnam to accept the status of a French protectorate.

-	September 1940-1945, Japanese troops occupy Indochina.

-	1945, France attempts to establish herself again as a colonial power in Vietnam.

-	1954, French defeated.

-	July 20, 1954 in Geneva, negotiators of the Viet Minh and France agree on the division of Vietnam into two states: a communist North Vietnam and a capitalist South Vietnam.

-	April 1975, North Vietnamese troops occupy Saigon; Vietnam is unified.

-	From 1975 to 1992, many Vietnamese flee their homeland, taking with them their heritage, culture, and of course their cuisine.