The position of Resident-Superior of Tonkin (
French
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: ''Résident supérieur du Tonkin'';
Vietnamese: ''Thống sứ Bắc Kỳ'';
Hán tự: 統使北圻) was established on 8 April 1886 as a successor to the Resident-General of Annam and Tonkin (''résident général de l'Annam et du Tonkin'') when it was decided to have one French resident for the
French protectorate of Tonkin and
a separate one for Annam.
[Trần Gia Phụng. ''Trung Kỳ Dân biến 1908''. Toronto, Canada, 2008. Pages: 35-40.]
List
List of administrators of the
French protectorate of Tonkin
(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto ''continuation of office)
See also
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History of Vietnam
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Tonkin Campaign
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Pacification of Tonkin The Pacification of Tonkin (1886–1896) was a slow and ultimately successful military and political campaign undertaken by the French Empire in the northern portion of Tonkin (modern-day north Vietnam) to re-establish order in the wake of the Tonk ...
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Tonkin Expeditionary Corps
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French colonial empire
The French colonial empire () comprised the overseas colonies, protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward. A distinction is generally made between the "First French Colonial Empire", that exist ...
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French Indochina
References
External links
World Statesmen – Tonkin (Vietnam)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Administrators of the French protectorate of Tonkin
Vietnam history-related lists
Tonkin
France–Vietnam relations