Vietnam's General Vo Nguyen Giap dies

Jimbuna · 10-04-13, 02:18 PM

Wasn't aware he was still alive!!

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Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietnamese general who masterminded victories against France and the US, has died aged 102.
His defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1954 effectively ended French colonial rule in the region.
He was North Vietnam's defence minister at the time of the Tet Offensive against American forces in 1968, often cited as a key campaign that led to the Americans' withdrawal.
Gen Giap also published a number of works on military strategy.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-24402278