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Vo Nguyen Giap

Born: 25-Aug-1911
Birthplace: An Xa, Quang Binh, Vietnam
Died: 4-Oct-2013
Location of death: Hanoi, Vietnam
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Vung Chua, Dong Hoi, Quang Binh, Vietnam

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: Asian
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Military

Nationality: Vietnam
Executive summary: North Vietnamese General, Minister of Defense

Military service: Vietnam People's Army (1944-91, Gen.)

Father: Vo Quang Nghiem
Mother: Nguyen Thi Kien
Wife: Nguyen Thi Quang Thi (m. 1939, d. executed by French)

    High School: (expelled from a French lycée in Hue)
    University: BA Political Economy, University of Hanoi

    Vietnamese Minister Deputy Prime Minister (1976-82)
    Vietnamese Minister Defense (1975-80)
    North Vietnamese Minister Defense (1954-75)
    Expelled from School
    Subversion 1930 (jailed 13 months)


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