State of Vietnam
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| Motto: None | |||||
| Official language | Vietnamese | ||||
| Capital | Saigon | ||||
| Head of State | Emperor Bảo Đại | ||||
| Prime Minister | Ngo Dinh Diem | ||||
| Rule Area | South Vietnam (1954-) | ||||
| Independence - Provisional - Declared - Recognised - Dissolved |
from French rule May 27, 1948 June 14, 1949 1954 October 26, 1955 |
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| Currency | Piastre | ||||
| National anthem | Call to the Citizens | ||||
| Caution: The rule area of the State of Vietnam was made during the Geneva Conference. But the Government claimed they were legitimate government of Vietnam. | |||||
The State of Vietnam (1949 to 1955) (Vietnamese: Quốc gia Việt Nam) was a former state in Vietnam under the leadership of the Chief (Quoc Truong) Bảo Đại, the last emperor of Nguyen Dynasty. From 1949 to 1954, the State of Vietnam had partial autonomy from France as a state within the French Union. It vied with the communist Democratic Republic of Vietnam for legitimacy as the government of Vietnam.
After the Geneva Conference of 1954, as well as becoming fully independent, the State of Vietnam became territorially confined to those lands of Vietnam south of the 17th parallel, and as such became commonly known as South Vietnam.
In 1955 the State of Vietnam ceased to exist and was replaced by the Republic of Vietnam.
