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Born November 2, 1741 • France
Died October 9, 1799 (aged 57) • Qui Nhon • Vietnam
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Vietnamese statesman
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Vietnamese political reformer
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Vietnamese general
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French administrator and diplomat
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Alexandre de Rhodes
French missionary
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Paul Mus
French scholar
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Charles Rigault de Genouilly
French admiral
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Quang Trung
emperor of Vietnam
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Do Muoi
Vietnamese political leader
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president of North Vietnam
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American businessman and philanthropist
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Vo Nguyen Giap
Vietnamese general
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Ngo Dinh Diem
Vietnamese political leader
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Vietnamese leader
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Truong Chinh
Vietnamese scholar and statesman
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Phan Thanh Gian
Vietnamese diplomat and government official
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Phan Boi Chau
Vietnamese patriot
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John Crawfurd
British scholar and diplomat
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Huynh Phu So
Vietnamese philosopher
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Gia Long
emperor of Vietnam