Vo Nguyen Giap
25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013
Vo Nguyen Giap was a Vietnamese general and communist politician who commanded the Viet Minh and later the People's Army of Vietnam. He is best known for his victory over French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and for leading North Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War.
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Life events
Born in An Xa village, Quang Binh Province, in French Indochina.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgBecame active in the communist and anti-colonial movement.
Studied law and political economy in Hanoi.
Organized the earliest armed propaganda units that grew into the People's Army of Vietnam.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgLed Viet Minh forces to a decisive victory over the French, ending the First Indochina War.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgOversaw the large-scale 1968 offensive against South Vietnamese and American forces.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgContinued as a senior military and government leader after the reunification of Vietnam.