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Exhibition of General Giap’s documents and photographs
15:52, 2013/10/11
General Vo Nguyen Giap’s documents and photographs are on display in the National Library of Vietnam, at 31 Trang Thi street in Hanoi.

On display are photographs on General Giap’s life and career through different periods of history.

Apart from photographs of himself as a great military commander, a cultural activist and a talented historian, viewers can see the simplicity, closeness and modesty of a teacher that was closely associated with soldiers and people.  

Among the war-related documents are a decree to rank Vo Nguyen Giap as general and his secret telegram to the Liberation Army heading towards Saigon.

There are also many books on General Giap, including “General Vo Nguyen Giap-a complete collection of theses”, “101 moments with General Vo Nguyen Giap”, “Vo Nguyen Giap-a century, two long wars”, and “The historic journey-Vo Nguyen Giap”.

The exhibition will last through to October 18.

General Vo Nguyen Giap was promoted to the rank of general by President Ho Chi Minh under Decree 110/SL dated January 20, 1948 when he was 37 years old
General Vo Nguyen Giap and his comrades in Truong Son Mountain Range
Secret telegram No. 1574 sent at 9.30am on April 7, 1945 by General Giap under the dear name of “Van” to the Liberation Army
General Giap inspecting the Dien Bien Phu battle ground
General Giap posing for a photograph with the visiting Lao military delegation in front of his house,
30 Hoang Dieu Street in Hanoi
General Giap wishing good health to music composer Van Cao
General Giap and his wife-Prof. Dang Bich Ha in 1996
General Giap and comrade Le Gian
General Giap’s most favourite flower
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