Vo nguyen giap short biography
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Biography of General Vo Nguyen Giap
General Vo Nguyen Giap |
During 1925-1926, he joined students’ movement in Hue .
In 1927, he participated in the Tan Viet (New Viet Nam) Revolutionary Party (a predecessor of the Dong Duong Communist Party and now the Communist Party of Viet Nam).
In 1930, he was arrested and imprisoned two years bygd the enemy. After being released, he continued to involve in revolutionary activities, developing revolutionary bases among the youth.
In 1936, he worked as an editor for the Party’s newspapers, including Lao Dong (Labour), Tieng noi chung ta (Our Voice), Tien len (Advance), and Thoi bao Co Giai phong (Liberation Flag Times). He was appointed to be the chair of the Bac Ky (North) Press Committee.
In June, 1940, he was admitted to the Dong Duong Communist Party and sent abroad t
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Võ Nguyên Giáp
Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Võ. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Nguyên Giáp.
Võ Nguyên Giáp (chữ Hán: 武元甲, Vietnamese pronunciation:[vɔ̌ˀŋʷīənjǎːp]; 25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician. Highly regarded as a military strategist,[1][2] Giáp led Vietnamese communist forces to victories in wars against Japan, France, South Vietnam, the United States, and China. Giáp was the military commander of the Việt Minh and the People's Army from 1941 to 1972, minister of defense of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1946–1947 and from 1948 to 1980, and deputy prime minister from 1955 to 1991. He was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Born in Quảng Bình province to an affluen
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More than a decade has passed since millions of Vietnamese people and international friends paid their final respects to General Vo Nguyen Giap as he was laid to rest in his homeland of Quang Binh province (October 4, 2013). Renowned as an exceptional military strategist in Vietnam’s history, particularly for his pivotal role in the resounding victory of 1954 Dien Bien Phu campaign, the image of the humble, sincere, and devoted general, who dedicated his whole life to the nation and people, is not only revered and admired by the Vietnamese people but has also left an indelible mark in the hearts of international friends.
General Giap lives on in people’s mind
General Vo Nguyen Giap was a military leader of the greatest stature, a strategist of the “people’s war” and a faithful representative of the thought of President Ho Chi Minh, said Algerian Ambassador to Vietnam Sofiane Chaib.
The diplomat highlighted that besides the prestige and respect he won through h