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| 1954, June |
| | | The disastrous defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu on May 7 led to the withdrawal of France from Indochina (See 1954, March 13–May 7). | 1 |
| | | June 12 |
| | | The cabinet headed by Joseph Laniel suffered defeat, and Pierre Mendès-France formed a new cabinet June 18. | 2 |
| | | July 22 |
| | | The Geneva settlement of the Vietnamese-French conflict was ratified by the National Assembly. | 3 |
| | | Aug. 27 |
| | | The National Assembly approved a government plan to grant a greater measure of self-rule to Tunisia and Morocco. | 4 |
| | | Aug. 30 |
| | | The National Assembly rejected the European Defense Community Treaty. | 5 |
| | | Nov. 1 |
| | | Beginning of the Algerian insurrection (See 1954–62). | 6 |
| | | Nov. 10 |
| | | An antialcoholism campaign was initiated by Mendès-France. | 7 |
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| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth
edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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