| − | '''Indochina''' refers to the area occupied the by three modern states [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]] and [[Vietnam]]. | + | '''Indochina''' refers to the area occupied the by three modern states [[Cambodia]], [[Laos]] and [[Vietnam]]. It was a French colony from the late 1800s until 1954. The countries gained their independance in the [[First Indochina War]]. |