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Vietnam, Hue |
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Tower |
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In
1968, during the Tet offensive the city of Hue was occupied by
Viet Cong troops for 25 days. Proudly the flag of the National
Liberation Front flew on the tower. |
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| Ngo
Mon Gate |
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On
30 august 1945 emperor Bao Dai ended the Nguyen dynasty here on
request of a delegation sent by Ho Chi Minh's Provisional
Revolutionary Government. |
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Phan
Dinh Phung street |
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| Military
Museum |
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| Thien
Mu Pagoda |
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In
june 1963 the monk Thich Quang Duc went to Saigon in an Austin
motorcar and publicly burned himself to death to protest the
policies of president Ngo Dinh Diem. The sister in law of the
president happily proclaimed the elf immolations a
"barbecue party".The Austin car with the famous photo
of the burning Thich Quang Duc is on display in the pagoda. |
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| Tu
Dam Pagoda |
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During
the early 1960's this was a major centre of the Buddhist anti
Diem and anti war movement. |
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| Dieu
De National Pagoda |
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Dieu
De National Pagoda was a stronghold of Buddhist and student
oppostion to the South Vietnamese Government and the war. In
1966 many Buddhists and student were arrested by the police. |
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| Quoc
Hoc Secondary School |
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A
lot of famous people attended this school. Among them: Vo Nguyen
Giap, the brains behind the Dien Bien Phu Victory, Pham Van
Dong, prime minister of North Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh. |
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Le Loi Street |
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2000) |
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| Ho
Chi Minh Museum (Bao Tang Ho Chi Minh) |
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Le Loi Street |
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2000) |
More
Ho Chi Minh Museum |
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| The
Municipal Theatre (Nha Van Hoa Trung Tam) |
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2000) |
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
