Hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded the streets of Vietnam's capital today to bid a final farewell to legendary war hero General Vo Nguyen Giap. He is credited with leading his country to victory over the French and then the Americans. 'Long live General Vo Nguyen Giap,' people chanted, many in tears, as his flag-draped coffin passed by on a truck-drawn artillery carriage. Scroll down for video Farewell: Vietnamese president Truong Tan Sang, left, Communist party chiefs and soldiers carry the coffin of General Vo Nguyen Giap to an artillery cart at the National Funeral House in Hanoi People's champion: General Giap was sidelined by Communist party chiefs and later criticised the regime
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Crowds chanted General Giap's name as his flag-draped coffin passed by
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He died aged 102 and was revered only second to his mentor Ho Chi Minh
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Communist party chiefs sidelined him after the war with America
Final journey: @placeholder soldiers transport the artillery cart carrying the coffin to the airport in Hanoi