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Ton Duc Thang

(Encyclopedia) Ton Duc Thang, 1888–1980, Vietnamese politician. He was an early supporter of Ho Chi Minh and was imprisoned (1929–45) by the French colonial regime. After Vietnamese independence, he…

Asian Food Primer: Vietnamese Food

by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New…

Tet offensive

(Encyclopedia) Tet offensive, 1968, a series of crucial battles in the Vietnam War. On Jan. 31, 1968, the first day of the celebration of the lunar new year, Vietnam's most important holiday, the…

Le Duc Tho

(Encyclopedia) Le Duc ThoLe Duc Tholā d&oomacr;c tō [key], pseud. of Phan Dinh KhaiLe Duc Thofän dĭn kī [key], 1911–90, Vietnamese political leader. A Vietnamese nationalist and one of the…

Do Muoi

(Encyclopedia) Do Muoi, 1917–2018, Vietnamese political leader, originally named Nguyen Duy Cong. He joined the fight against French rule as a teenager, became a Communist party member in 1939, and…

Viet Cong

(Encyclopedia) Viet CongViet Congvēĕtˈ kông [key], officially Viet Nam Cong San [Vietnamese Communists], People's Liberation Armed Forces in South Vietnam. The term was originally applied by Diem's…

Dung, Nguyen Tan

(Encyclopedia) Dung, Nguyen TanDung, Nguyen Tannəwēˈĭn tän dŭng [key], 1949–, Vietnamese political leader. Educated in Vietnam, he received a bachelor's degree in law. A career security officer, Dung…

My Lai incident

(Encyclopedia) My Lai incidentMy Lai incidentmē lī [key], a massacre of Vietnamese civilians by U.S. soldiers in the Vietnam War. On Mar. 16, 1968, a unit of the U.S. army's Americal division, led by…

Tonkin Gulf resolution

(Encyclopedia) Tonkin Gulf resolution, in U.S. history, Congressional resolution passed in 1964 that authorized military action in Southeast Asia. On Aug. 4, 1964, North Vietnamese torpedo boats in…

Ho Chi Minh

(Encyclopedia) Ho Chi MinhHo Chi Minhhô chē mĭn [key], 1890–1969, Vietnamese nationalist leader, president of North Vietnam (1954–69), and one of the most influential political leaders of the 20th…