A State funeral will be held for the General Vo Nguyen Giap, who passed away in Hanoi on October 4 at age 103...
A State funeral will be held for the General Vo Nguyen Giap, who passed away in Hanoi on October 4 at age 103.
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| General Vo Nguyen Giap |
General Vo Nguyen Giap was born on August 25, 1911 in Loc Thuy Commune, Le Thuy District, the central province of Quang Binh. He served as a Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party’s Military Commission, Standing Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence, Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnam People’s Army and a National Assembly deputy from the first to seventh tenure. During the 80 years of his revolutionary life, General Giap made great contributions to the Party and the national revolutionary cause.
As a show of respect and gratitude for the General, a State funeral is held by a funeral committee consisting of 30 members, headed by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. During the two-day funeral, from 12:00 on October 11 to 12:00 on October 13, flags at all State offices and public places will be at half-mast and all entertainment activities will be stopped.
General Vo Nguyen Giap’s coffin lies in state at the National Morgue at No. 5, Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi. Mourners can pay tribute to him from 7:30am on October 12, and a memorial service is being held from 7:00am on October 13. He will be buried in his hometown in Quang Binh, according to the wish of the late General and his family.
Vietnam Television and Radio the Voice of Vietnam will broadcast the memorial and burial services live.
