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Tonkin and Cochin China are recognized by European powers as French protectorates. China, however, denounces this imperialistic action. After a series of battles, the French by 1885 gain complete control over Vietnam.
26 August The volcano Krakatoa explodes in Indonesia. The eruption creates a massive tidal wave that obliterates 163 Indonesian villages and kills more than 36,000 people.
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