101 photos of General Vo Nguyen Giap released
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101 photos featuring the legendary General Vo Nguyen Giap are on display in Hanoi, as part of a series of activities celebrating the 66th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army.
The photos, taken since the 1980s by Tran Tuan, captured General Giap’s visits to former revolutionary base Tan Trao in Tuyen Quang province, and the former battle field Dien Bien Phu in Dien Bien province.
They also include his meetings with heroic Vietnamese mothers, scientists and historians, former US defense secretary McNamara and foreign dignitaries.
Tuan hopes the exhibition, co-sponsored by the Vietnam News Agency and launched on the 66th anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (December 22), will be a present to the General as he is 101 years old.
General Giap, famous for leading the Vietnamese army to victory over the French in 1954, is considered one of the best military strategists in Vietnam and in the world.
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In the loving arms of Vietnamese armies (Photo: Dan Tri)
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General Giap doing a morning exercise at the Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi (Photo: Dan Tri)
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A barber in Vung Tau happy at serving the great General (Photo: Dan Tri)
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General Giap at a beach in Vung Tau (Photo: Dan Tri)
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General Giap during a trip to Switzerland (Photo: Dan Tri)
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General Giap receives a vegetarian dish as a gift (Photo: Dan Tri)
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A moment of peace of the great General (Photo: Dan Tri)
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A historic handshake between two former enemies: General Giap and ex defense secretary McNamara (Photo: Dan Tri)
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General Giap at the foot of the Dien Bien liberation statue (Photo: Dan Tri)
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On Muong Thanh Bridge (Photo: Dan Tri)
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At Ngoc Ha village, beside the Ngoc Tiep Lake where a US aircraft shot down during the war is lying (Photo: Dan Tri)
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At a train station in Switzerland (Photo: Dan Tri)
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At peace with nature (Photo: Dan Tri)
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General Giap enjoys a musical performance by Swiss armies (Photo: Dan Tri)
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Posing for a portrait (Photo: Dan Tri)
