Vo Nguyen Giap

(1911-2013)

North Vietnamese commander

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Võ Nguyên Giáp (25 August 1911 – 4 October 2013) was an army general in the Vietnam People's Army and a politician. Võ Nguyên Giáp has been called one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century. He first rose to prominence during World War II, where he served as the military leader of the Viet Minh resistance against the Japanese occupation of Vietnam and also as Defence Minister & Deputy Prime Minister for nearly 44 years. Giáp was a crucial military commander in two wars: the First Indochina War of 1946–1954, and the Vietnam War of 1955–1975, participating in several historically significant battles: Cao Bằng in 1950, Hòa Bình in 1951–1952, Điện Biên Phủ in 1954, the Tết Offensive in 1968, the Easter Offensive in 1972, and the final Ho Chi Minh Campaign of 1975.

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Born	25 August 1911 Quang Bình Province, VietnamQuang Bình Province, Vietnam
Died	4 October 2013 (aged 102) Hanoi, Vietnam
Zodiac	Virgo
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Ho Chí Minh · Associate · 1890-1969 · Vietnamese communist leader, president of North Vietnam from 1945 edit info

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