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From their new base in high-density population Nghệ An, Lê Lợi's rebel forces captured the territory in modern-day central Vietnam, from Thanh Hoá to Đà Nẵng. [17] By August 1426, the Lam Sơn rebellion launched an offensive to the north with new forces against a fresh Ming army commanded by Wang Tong in charge of defending northern ...
Supported by artillery and armor, the PAVN continued to march towards Saigon, capturing the major cities of northern South Vietnam at the end of March—Huế on the 25th and Đà Nẵng on the 28th. Along the way, disorderly South Vietnamese retreats and the flight of refugees—there were more than 300,000 in Đà Nẵng [ 28 ] —damaged ...
In the protectorates the indigenous administrations were nominally combined with the French administration, but in the colony of Cochinchina as well as "colonial cities", such as Đà Nẵng in Annam, the French maintained direct rule. [181] All constituent countries of French Indochina had their own legal systems. [182]
Trịnh Công Sơn (February 28, 1939 – April 1, 2001) was a Vietnamese musician, songwriter, painter and poet. [1] [2] He is widely considered to be Vietnam's best songwriter.
Vietnam operates 20 major civil airports, including three international gateways: Noi Bai in Hanoi, Da Nang International Airport in Đà Nẵng and Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City. Tan Son Nhat is the country's largest airport handling the majority of international passenger traffic. [348]
Season Coach Regular Season Post Season Won Lost Win % Finish Won Lost Win % Result 2016: Donte' Hill: 4: 12.250: 5th: 5: 0: 1.000: League Champions 2017: Donte' Hill: 2
Việt Nam (Vietnamese pronunciation:) was the name adopted by Emperor Gia Long in 1804. [22] It is a variation of "Nam Việt" (南 越, Southern Việt), a name used in ancient times. [22] In 1839, Emperor Minh Mạng renamed the country Đại Nam ("Great South"). [23] In 1945, the nation's official name was changed back to "Vietnam".
After the French returned following the defeat of the Axis powers (Germany, Japan, etc) they attempted to re-install Bảo Đại back on the throne and created the State of Vietnam with him as its "Chief of State" or "Chancellor" (國長, Quốc trưởng), the French also oversaw the creation of the Domain of the Crown where he was still ...