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Cochinchina: Polity Style: 1946-1949

1 Jun 1946 proclamation of the Republic, public ceremony, in front of the Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica, Saigon
1 Jun 1946 - 4 Jun 1949 Cộng hòa Nam Kỳ = République de Cochinchine | Republic of Cochinchina (literally Republic of the Southern Part) [1]
23 Apr 1949 Territorial Assembly of Cochinchina approved the unification with Vietnam
4 Jun 1949 Cochinchina becomes part of Vietnam (South) in accordance with a law passed by the National Assembly of France and promulgated by the President of the Republic on 4 Jun 1949 (JORF - Lois et décrets, No. 134, 5 Jun 1949, p. 5502)

[1] Also in official use (1948-1949): Nam phần Việt Nam (Vietnamese) | Sud Viêt Nam (French) | South Vietnam (literally in Vietnamese: Southern Region of Vietnam); République autonome de Cochinchine (French).