Ngo bao chau vo nguyen giap biography

Vietnamese general and communist politician (–)

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Võ. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Nguyên Giáp.

Võ Nguyên Giáp (chữ Hán: 武元甲, Vietnamese pronunciation:[vɔ̌ˀŋʷīənjǎːp]; 25 August – 4 October ) was a Vietnamese general, communist revolutionary and politician.

Regarded as one of the greatest military strategists of the 20th century,^[1][2] Giáp led Vietnamese communist forces to victories in wars against Japan, France, South Vietnam, the United States, and China.

Giáp was the military commander of the Việt Minh and the People's Army from to , minister of defense of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in – and from to , and deputy prime minister from to He was a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Born in Quảng Bình province to an affluent peasant family,^[