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Vietnam: Official portrait of General Hoang Van Thai (1915 - 1986), 1986

Vietnam: Official portrait of General Hoang Van Thai (1915 - 1986), 1986

Hoàng Văn Thái (1 May 1915 – 2 July 1986), born Hoàng Văn Xiêm, was a Vietnamese communist military and political figure. His hometown was Tây An, Tiền Hải District, Thái Bình Province.

He was Chief of Staff in the Battle of Điện Biên Phủ. Subsequently during the Tết Offensive, he was the most senior North Vietnamese Officer in South Vietnam.

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