State of Vietnam

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State of Vietnam Quốc gia Việt Nam (Vietnamese) État du Viêt Nam (French)
1949–1955
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Dân vi quý[1] "The people are the most important"
Anthem: Thanh niên Hành Khúc "The March of Youths"
Grand Seal of the State[2] 保大國長 (1949–1954)
State of Vietnam in 1954
Status	Associated state of the French Union (until 1954) Independent state (after 1954)
Capital	Saigon–Cholon 10°48′N 106°39′E / 10.800°N 106.650°E / 10.800; 106.650
Official languages	Vietnamese, French
Religion	Vietnamese folk religion Roman Catholicism Buddhism Confucianism Taoism
Demonym(s)	Vietnamese, South Vietnamese (after 1954)
Government	Provisional government within the French Union
Chief of State
• 1949–1955	Bảo Đại
• 1955	Ngô Đình Diệm
Prime Minister
• 1949–1950	Bảo Đại
• 1950	Nguyễn Phan Long
• 1950–1952	Trần Văn Hữu
• 1952–1953	Nguyễn Văn Tâm
• 1954	Bửu Lộc
• 1954–1955	Ngô Đình Diệm
Historical era	Cold War
• Proclamation	2 July 1949
• Geneva Accords	22 July 1954
• 1955 referendum	26 October 1955
Currency	piastre đồng (from 1953)
Preceded by Succeeded by 1949: Provisional Central Government of Vietnam 1954: French Indochina North Vietnam South Vietnam
Today part of	Vietnam

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Prehistoric Paleolithic Sơn Vi culture 20,000 BC–12,000 BC Mesolithic Hoabinhian 12,000 BC–10,000 BC Neolithic Bắc Sơn culture 10,000 BC–8,000 BC Quỳnh Văn culture 8,000 BC–6,000 BC Đa Bút culture 4,000 BC–3,000 BC
Ancient Hồng Bàng dynasty 2879 BC–258 BC Thục dynasty 257 BC–179 BC Triệu dynasty 204 BC–111 BC
Dominated 1st Chinese domination 111 BC–40 AD Trung sisters' rebellion 40–43 2nd Chinese domination 43–544 Early Lý dynasty 544–602 3rd Chinese domination 602–938
Dynastic Ngô dynasty 939–965 Anarchy of the 12 Warlords 965–968 Đinh dynasty 968–980 Early Lê dynasty 980–1009 Later Lý dynasty 1009–1225 Trần dynasty 1225–1400 Hồ dynasty 1400–1407 4th Chinese domination 1407–1427 Later Lê dynasty 1428–1527 Mạc dynasty 1527–1592 Later Lê Restoration 1533–1789 Tây Sơn dynasty 1778–1802 Nguyễn dynasty 1802–1945
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The State of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Quốc gia Việt Nam; Chữ Hán: 國家越南; French: État du Viêt-Nam) was a governmental entity in Southeast Asia that existed from 1949 until 1955, first as a member of the French Union and later as a country (from 22 July 1954 to 26 October 1955). The state claimed authority over all of Vietnam during the First Indochina War, although large parts of its territory were controlled by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

The state was created in 1949 by France as part of the French Union^[3] and was internationally recognised in 1950. Former Emperor Bảo Đại became Chief of State. After the 1954 Geneva Agreements, the State of Vietnam abandoned its sovereignty over the northern part of the country, which was controlled by the Việt Minh. Ngô Đình Diệm was appointed prime minister the same year and—after having ousted Bảo Đại in 1955—became president of the Republic of Vietnam.