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Nguyễn Thị Định

1920 - 1992

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Madame Nguyễn Thị Định (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ tʰi˧˨ʔ ʔɗïŋ˧˨ʔ]; 15 March 1920 – 26 August 1992) was the first female general of the Vietnam People's Army during the Vietnam War and the first female Vice President of Vietnam. Her role in the war was as National Liberation Front deputy commander, and was described as "the most important Southern woman revolutionary in the war". Furthermore, she was commander of an all-female force known as the Long-Haired Army, which engaged in espionage and combat against ARVN and US Forces. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nguyễn Thị Định is the 16,342nd most popular politician (down from 14,993rd in 2019). (down from 4,077th in 2019)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Thị Định ranks 16,342 out of 19,576. Before her are Adriano Directo Emperado, Anatole Collinet Makosso, Francisco Linares Alcántara, Bruno Gollnisch, Tytila of East Anglia, and Muhammad Osman Said. After her are Aneurin Bevan, Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, Theo de Meester, Nicolas Tiangaye, Max Streibl, and Jens Bratlie.

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Among people born in 1920, Nguyễn Thị Định ranks 388. Before her are Osvaldo Sáez, Edera Cordiale, Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola, Irving Kristol, Doug Serrurier, and Edy Reinalter. After her are Adele Goldstine, Georg Leber, Denton Cooley, Steve Seymour, Friedrich Waller, and John Paul Stevens. Among people deceased in 1992, Nguyễn Thị Định ranks 242. Before her are Luis Alcoriza, Max Stiepl, August Hellemans, Marjorie Gestring, Russinho, and Leo Halle. After her are Sterling Holloway, Peter Hirt, Art Babbitt, Kees Broekman, Tamara Lazakovich, and Yutaka Ozaki.

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