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French Indochina (Now Vietnam)
May, 1953
First Indochina War
General Henri Navarre replaced Salan as supreme commander of French forces
French Indochina (Now Vietnam)
May, 1953
In May, General Henri Navarre replaced Salan as supreme commander of French forces in Indochina. He reported to the French government "... that there was no possibility of winning the war in Indo-China", saying that the best the French could hope for was a stalemate.

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Edinburgh, Scotland
Wednesday May 6, 1953
Tony Blair
Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland
Wednesday May 6, 1953
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair was born at Queen Mary Maternity Home in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 6 May 1953.

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U.S.
Saturday May 9, 1953
Neil Armstrong
Promotion
U.S.
Saturday May 9, 1953
He was promoted to lieutenant (junior grade) on May 9, 1953.

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France
May, 1953
Charles de Gaulle
De Gaulle withdrew again from active politics
France
May, 1953
In May 1953, he withdrew again from active politics.

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