Dong, Pham Van b. March 1, 1906 d. April 29, 2000 Vietnamese Statesman. He led the delegation to the Geneva peace talks in 1954 that ended the French war in Indochina and then served as Hanoi's prime minister for three decades. Mr. Dong was one of the early revolutionaries who joined Ho Chi Minh to found the Viet Minh, was imprisoned by the French colonial regime, and he helped defeat both the French and the Americans and later reunified Vietnam under Communist rule on April 30, 1975. He became premier of North Vietnam after independence from...[Read More] (Bio by: Alice Practice) Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi, Ha Noi Municipality, Vietnam
Ho-Chi Minh b. May 19, 1890 d. September 3, 1969 Vietnamese leader and the icon of his nation's independence. A nationalist and revolutionary, he founded the Vietnamese Communist party and was its leader during the first 50 years of its existence. He guided the Vietnamese people against Japan in the Second World War and in its struggles for Vietnamese independence and unification, including conflicts with France and the United States. Minh also served as president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam from 1945 until his death. He is...[Read More] Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, Hanoi, Ha Noi Municipality, Vietnam
Trinh Van-Can, Rev. Joseph-Marie b. March 19, 1921 d. May 18, 1990 Vietnamese religious leader and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. A native of Trac But, he studied at the Seminary of Hanoi, He was ordained on December 8, 1949, and from that year to 1963, he did various tasks of pastoral work in the archdiocese of Hanoi, such as vicar foraneous, vicar delegate and official of the ecclesiastical tribunal. On June 2, 1963, he was consecrated titular archbishop of Ela and appointed coadjutor, with right of succession, of Hanoi, He succeeded to this...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Saint Joseph Cathedral, Hanoi, Ha Noi Municipality, Vietnam
Trinh-Nhu-KhuÊ, Rev. Joseph-Marie b. December 11, 1898 d. November 27, 1978 Vietnamese religious leader and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. An native of Trang-Duê, near Hanoi, he was ordained, on April 1, 1933. He was consecrated titular bishop of Sinao and appointed apostolic vicar of Hanoi, on August 15, 1950. He was promoted to the metropolitan see of Hanoi, on November 24, 1960. Having been reserved in pectore when the April 28, 1976 consistory was announced, he was created cardinal by Pope Paul VI next May 24. He participated in both conclaves of 1978. He...[Read More] (Bio by: Guy Gagnon) Saint Joseph Cathedral, Hanoi, Ha Noi Municipality, Vietnam
b. March 1, 1906 d. April 29, 2000
