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Born in central Vietnam on 19 October 1935, [8] he moved with his family to Hue when he was five years old. He was arrested, imprisoned, and tortured at the age of 11 for participating in the resistance movement for the independence of Vietnam.
Diem later became President of South Vietnam (1955–63). Years earlier the same school had educated another boy, Nguyễn Sinh Cung, also the son of an official. In 1943 Cung adopted the name Ho Chi Minh. [21] At age 14, Giáp became a messenger for the Haiphong Power Company. He was expelled from the school after two years for taking part in ...
Võ Văn Kiệt (Vietnamese: [vɔ̌ˀ vāŋ kîək]; 23 November 1922 – 11 June 2008 [1]) whose real name is Phan Văn Hòa, was a Vietnamese politician and economic reformer who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1991 to 1997.