<P> On 20 July 1954 , the Geneva Conference produced the Geneva Agreements between North Vietnam and France . Provisions included supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Indochina , granting it independence from France , declaring the cessation of hostilities and foreign involvement in internal Indochina affairs , and delineating northern and southern zones into which opposing troops were to withdraw . The Agreements mandated unification on the basis of internationally supervised free elections to be held in July 1956 . </P>
<P> On 20 July 1954 , the Geneva Conference produced the Geneva Agreements between North Vietnam and France . Provisions included supporting the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Indochina , granting it independence from France , declaring the cessation of hostilities and foreign involvement in internal Indochina affairs , and delineating northern and southern zones into which opposing troops were to withdraw . The Agreements mandated unification on the basis of internationally supervised free elections to be held in July 1956 . </P>
when did indochina gain independence from the french
when did indochina gain independence from the french
On 20 July 1954
On 20 July 1954