Military Figure. She was the first female to reach the rank of major general of the Vietnam People's Army during the Vietnam War and the first female Vice President of Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, she served as National Liberation Front deputy commander and was described as "the most important southern woman revolutionary in the war." She was the commander of an all-female force known as the "Long-Haired Army," which engaged in espionage and combat against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and United States Forces. Born the daughter of peasants, her family fought against the anti-colonial French occupation of Vietnam. A few months after the birth of her son, she was arrested for fighting in protest and served three years in Ba Ra prison, and for the same reason, her first husband, Nguyen Van Bich, was arrested and died in a notorious French prison in 1942, but she did not learn of his death until months later. She continued to protest after being released, becoming a leader in uprisings against the French. She was a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam. After the signed agreement at the Geneva Conference on July 20, 1954, Vietnam was divided into two countries. Her army moved to the northern part of Vietnam, where she began to fight for her country's unification. Among her awards are the Lenin Peace Prize from the USSR in 1967 and, posthumously, Hero of the People's Armed Forces. Her memoir was entitled "No Other Road to Take." In English, her name would be Dinh Nguyen.
Military Figure. She was the first female to reach the rank of major general of the Vietnam People's Army during the Vietnam War and the first female Vice President of Vietnam. During the Vietnam War, she served as National Liberation Front deputy commander and was described as "the most important southern woman revolutionary in the war." She was the commander of an all-female force known as the "Long-Haired Army," which engaged in espionage and combat against the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and United States Forces. Born the daughter of peasants, her family fought against the anti-colonial French occupation of Vietnam. A few months after the birth of her son, she was arrested for fighting in protest and served three years in Ba Ra prison, and for the same reason, her first husband, Nguyen Van Bich, was arrested and died in a notorious French prison in 1942, but she did not learn of his death until months later. She continued to protest after being released, becoming a leader in uprisings against the French. She was a member of the Communist Party of Vietnam. After the signed agreement at the Geneva Conference on July 20, 1954, Vietnam was divided into two countries. Her army moved to the northern part of Vietnam, where she began to fight for her country's unification. Among her awards are the Lenin Peace Prize from the USSR in 1967 and, posthumously, Hero of the People's Armed Forces. Her memoir was entitled "No Other Road to Take." In English, her name would be Dinh Nguyen.
Bio by: Linda Davis
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