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Hue, the first capital of Vietnam

July 14th 2011
Hue was the first capital of Vietnam. The Hue Citadel is massive, and like in Beijing, there's a Citadel inside the Citadel. Many buildings in the Forbidden Purple City were destroyed or badly damaged by US bombs after the North captured Hue and held it for over 3 weeks during the Tet offensive of '68. There are numerous palaces inside the inner Citadel, including the main palace for th ... read more
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Vietnamese Flag The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more
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