Vo Nguyen Giap
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Vo Nguyen Giap was a Vietnamese general and military strategist renowned for leading North Vietnamese forces to key victories over French and later U.S.-backed South Vietnamese forces in the mid-20th century.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Võ Nguyên Giáp | 2 |
| Vo Nguyen Giap (strategic planning role) | 1 |
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
general
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historian ⓘ human ⓘ military commander ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Gold Star Order
ⓘ
Ho Chi Minh Order ⓘ |
| commanded |
People's Army of Vietnam
ⓘ
Viet Minh ⓘ
surface form:
Viet Minh forces
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| countryOfDeath |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| dateOfBirth | 1911-08-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-10-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Vietnam National University, Hanoi
ⓘ
surface form:
University of Indochina
|
| familyName | Vo ⓘ |
| fullName | Vo Nguyen Giap self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Giap ⓘ |
| ideology |
Vietnamese nationalism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu
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leadership in the First Indochina War ⓘ leadership in the Vietnam War ⓘ strategy of people's war ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | Vietnamese ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Communist Party of Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | People's Army of Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Army General
ⓘ
General ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Vo Nguyen Giap
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Võ Nguyên Giáp
|
| notableIdea |
people's war
ⓘ
protracted warfare ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Protracted War
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surface form:
People's War, People's Army
|
| occupation |
journalist
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military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Battle of Dien Bien Phu
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Border Campaign of 1950 ⓘ Easter Offensive ⓘ First Indochina War ⓘ Tet Offensive ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
French Indochina
ⓘ
Le Thuy District ⓘ Quang Binh Province ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Hanoi ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commander-in-chief of the Vietnam People's Army
ⓘ
Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam ⓘ Minister of National Defence of Vietnam ⓘ |
| religion | atheism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Dang Bich Ha ⓘ |
| workedAs | history teacher ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
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this entity surface form:
Võ Nguyên Giáp
this entity surface form:
Vo Nguyen Giap (strategic planning role)
this entity surface form:
Võ Nguyên Giáp