<P> French -- Vietnamese relations started as early as the 17th century with the mission of the Jesuit father Alexandre de Rhodes . Various traders would visit Vietnam during the 18th century , until the major involvement of French forces under Pigneau de Béhaine from 1787 to 1789 helped establish the Nguyễn Dynasty . France was heavily involved in Vietnam in the 19th century under the pretext of protecting the work of Catholic missionaries in the country . France progressively carved for itself a huge colony , which would form French Indochina in 1887 . France continued to rule Vietnam as a colony until France 's defeat in the First Indochina War and the proclamation of Vietnam 's independence in 1954 . </P>
<P> French -- Vietnamese relations started as early as the 17th century with the mission of the Jesuit father Alexandre de Rhodes . Various traders would visit Vietnam during the 18th century , until the major involvement of French forces under Pigneau de Béhaine from 1787 to 1789 helped establish the Nguyễn Dynasty . France was heavily involved in Vietnam in the 19th century under the pretext of protecting the work of Catholic missionaries in the country . France progressively carved for itself a huge colony , which would form French Indochina in 1887 . France continued to rule Vietnam as a colony until France 's defeat in the First Indochina War and the proclamation of Vietnam 's independence in 1954 . </P>
when did vietnam first became a colony of france
when did vietnam first became a colony of france
in 1887
in 1887