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Vietnam: Communist propaganda poster: 'In the Steps of the Trung Sisters, Sweep Out the Invaders' (1999)

Vietnam: Communist propaganda poster: 'In the Steps of the Trung Sisters, Sweep Out the Invaders' (1999)

The Trưng Sisters (c. 12 - AD 43), known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trưng (literally 'the two Trưng Ladies'), and individually as Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị, were two first century Vietnamese women leaders who successfully rebelled against Chinese Han-Dynasty rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.

The sisters were born in Northern Vietnam, the dates of their birth are unknown, but Trưng Trắc was older than Trưng Nhị. The exact date of their death is also unknown but both died in AD 43.

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