The country now-called Vietnam had been named Dai Viet in the so long standing tradition 939-1802. By 1799 the country Dai Viet had almost been lost into the hands of Bishop de Béhaine and his King Nguyen Anh-who shortly after the Bishop sacrificed his life did turn to the Chinese Thanh that renamed the country Viet Nam in 1804. The successor to King Nguyen Anh hated both names (Viet Nam, Dai Viet) and ordered the country to be called Dai Nam.By 25 August 1883 the country Dai Nam had been lost into the hands of French Colonialists: On grounds of the 1787 Versailles Agreement the 1883 Harmand Agreement forced the French domination upon the country whose name Dai Nam be erased and whose unity be terminated -divided to the three French possessions, the country was renamed:* Cochin-china, French colony under their Governor* Tonkin, French protectorate, their Commissioner governed with the help of an Annamite Advisor* Annam, French semi-protectorate, Annamite King and Court governed under French Supervisor Under force the Chinese Thanh signed the Thien tan Treaty in May 1884, acknowledged the 1883 Harmand Agreement and withdrew all their forces out of the country.On 06 June 1884, also under force, the Annamite Court signed the Patenôtre Agreement, modified and realised at place the 1883 Harmand Agreement: Supervisor Rheinart and Special Envoy Patenôtre ordered the Royal SealAn Nam Quoc vuong to be destroyed at once!On 9 March 1945, the country, lost into Japanese Junta's hands since 1940, was renamed and upgraded Empire of Vietnam to be dissolved on 14 August 1945. After that the Vietnam Wars 1 (1946-1954) and 2 (1955-1975) were fought in Vietnam the country turned battlefield, by two warring sides (Chinese against French, Soviets against Americans): The 'Viet -Dai Viet' people got nothing at all to do with their wars, but Vietnamese did.Vietnamese fighting for the Chinese are Sino-Vietnamese; likewise, there have been lots of Franco-Vietnamese, Americano-Vietnamese...