On 25 April in Southeast Asian history

ON 25 APRIL IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN HISTORY

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Updated on April 25, 2018

1555: Birth of Naresuan (also called Naret or Sanphet II), king of Siam (1590-1605) who died on April 7, 1605
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Naresuan_(film)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naresuan

1882: French troops under the command of Commandant Rivière, storm the citadel of Hanoi in Tonkin
http://www.wikiwand.com/en/Tonkin_Campaign

1941: In Cambodia, Norodom Sihanouk, 18 yars old, is enthroned
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/prince-norodom-Sihanouk

1947: In Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh, calls for talks with France

1950: Birth of Apollo Quiboloy, founder and leader of the Philippines-based Restorationist church, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, who claims that he is the “Appointed Son of God”
https://carm.org/apollo-c-quiboloy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Quiboloy

1961: China and Laos established diplomatic relations

1972: In the Nguyen Hue offensive, the North-Vietnamese 320th Division forces 5,000 South-Vietnamese troops to retreat and traps about 2,500 others northwest of Kontun
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/north-vietnamese-army-close-to-cutting-south-vietnam-in-two

1975: As North-Vietnamese forces close in on South Vietnam capital Saigon, the Australian embassy is closed and evacuated

1977: Visit of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong to France, up to 28

1983: Birth of Joanne Peh, Singaporean actress
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanne_Peh

2001: Former Philippine former President Joseph Estrada is arrested
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/1063976.stm

2006: End of the 10th congress of the Communist party of Vietnam (started on April 18)

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