Đồng Sĩ Nguyên
Đồng Sĩ Nguyên | |
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| Born | March 1, 1923 Quảng Trạch District, Annam, French Indochina |
| Died | April 4, 2019 (aged 96) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Allegiance | Vietnam |
| Service | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Rank | Lieutenant General (Trung tướng) |
| Commands | Group 559, Ho Chi Minh trail |
| Battles / wars | Operation Barrel Roll Operation Rolling Thunder Operation Steel Tiger Operation Commando Hunt Operation Tiger Hound |
Đồng Sĩ Nguyên, also spelled Đồng Sỹ Nguyên, other name Nguyễn Hữu Vũ (1 March 1923 – 4 April 2019), was a Vietnamese soldier and politician. He was Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam, lieutenant-general of the North Vietnamese Army, and minister of transport of Vietnam. He was born in Quảng Bình Province, home to general Võ Nguyên Giáp and Ngô Đình Diệm, president of the Republic of Vietnam.