Nguyễn Tiến Minh
Nguyễn Tiến Minh (born February 12, 1983) is a badminton player from Vietnam. His best achievement to date is a bronze medal at the World Championship in 2013.
Đăng Văn Quang
Lieutenant General Đăng Văn Quang (June 21, 1929 – July 15, 2011) was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam who served as a Minister of Defense under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu of South Vietnam.
French Indochina
A grouping of the three Vietnamese regions of Tonkin (north), Annam (centre), and Cochinchina (south) with Cambodia was formed in 1887. Laos was added in 1893 and the leased Chinese territory of Guangzhouwan in 1898. The capital was moved from Saigon (in Cochinchina) to Hanoi (Tonkin) in 1902 and again to Da Lat (Annam) in 1939. In 1945 it was moved back to Hanoi.
Heian-kyō
Heian - kyō (平安京, literally ``tranquility and peace capital '') was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180.
HMS Cardiff (D108)
HMS "Cardiff" was a British Type 42 destroyer and the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honour of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff.
Chang'an
Chang'an ([ʈʂʰǎŋ.án] (listen); simplified Chinese: 长安; traditional Chinese: 長安) was an ancient capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history, today known as Xi'an. Chang'an means "Perpetual Peace" in Classical Chinese since it was a capital that was repeatedly used by new Chinese rulers. During the short-lived Xin dynasty, the city was renamed "Constant Peace" (Chinese: 常安; pinyin: Cháng'ān); the old name was later restored. By the time of the Ming dynasty, a new walled city named Xi'an, meaning "Western Peace", was built at the Sui and Tang dynasty city's site, which has remained its name to the present day.
Dương Văn Nhựt
Dương Văn Nhựt (Mỹ Tho, born c.1920) was a in the North Vietnamese army during the Vietnam War. He was also brother of Dương Văn Minh, the last president of South Vietnam.
Josip Broz Tito
Every federal unit had a town or city with historic significance from the World War II period renamed to have Tito's name included. The largest of these was Titograd, now Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro. With the exception of Titograd, the cities were renamed simply by the addition of the adjective "Tito's" ("Titov"). The cities were:
Phạm Hùng Dũng
Phạm Hùng Dũng (born 28 September 1978 in Đà Nẵng, Vietnam) is a retired Vietnamese football player. He was called up in the national team in 2002 and had participated in the AFC Asian Cup in 2007. He played for SHB Đà Nẵng and The Vissai Ninh Bình.
Trần Văn Minh
Lieutenant General Sylvain Trần Văn Minh (born 19 August 1923, Saigon, French Indochina – died 31 May 2009, Nice, France) was a Vietnamese diplomat and a general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
Dehradun
Dehradun (/ ˌdɛərəˈduːn /) or Dehra Dun is the interim capital city of Uttarakhand, a state in the northern part of India. Located in the Garhwal region, it lies 236 kilometres (147 mi) north of India's capital New Delhi and 168 kilometres (104 mi) from Chandigarh. It is one of the ``Counter Magnets ''of the National Capital Region (NCR) being developed as an alternative centre of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Delhi metropolitan area and to establish a smart city at Dehradun. During the days of British Raj, the official name of the town was Dehra.
North Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa 1945 -- 1976 Flag Emblem Motto ``Độc lập -- Tự do -- Hạnh phúc ''(English:`` Independence -- Freedom -- Happiness'') Anthem ``Tiến Quân Ca ''(English:`` Army March'') Location of North Vietnam in Southeast Asia. Capital Hanoi Languages Vietnamese (official) Government Unitary Marxist -- Leninist one - party socialist republic Party Chairman First Secretary 1945 -- 1956 Trường Chinh 1956 -- 1960 Hồ Chí Minh 1960 -- 1976 Lê Duẩn President 1945 -- 1969 Hồ Chí Minh 1969 -- 1976 Tôn Đức Thắng Prime Minister 1945 -- 1955 Hồ Chí Minh 1955 -- 1976 Phạm Văn Đồng Historical era Cold War Vietnam War Republic declared September 2, 1945 Viet Minh reenters Hanoi October 10, 1954 PAVN enters Saigon April 30, 1975 North and South Vietnam merged July 2, 1976 Area 1960 157,880 km (60,960 sq mi) Population 1960 est. 15,916,955 Density 101 / km (261 / sq mi) 1974 est. 23,767,300 Density 151 / km (390 / sq mi) Currency đồng cash (until 1948) Preceded by Succeeded by French Indochina Empire of Vietnam Vietnam Today part of Vietnam
Văn Tiến Dũng
Văn Tiến Dũng (; 2 May 1917 – 17 March 2002), born Co Nhue commune, Từ Liêm District, Hanoi, was a Vietnamese general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), PAVN chief of staff (1954–74); PAVN commander in chief (1974–80); member of the Central Military–Party Committee (CMPC) (1984-1986) and Socialist Republic of Vietnam defense minister (1980–86).
Nanjing
Nanjing ( listen; Chinese: 南京, "Southern Capital") is the city situated in the heartland of lower Yangtze River region in China, which has long been a major centre of culture, education, research, politics, economy, transport networks and tourism. It is the capital city of Jiangsu province of People's Republic of China and the second largest city in East China, with a total population of 8,216,100, and legally the capital of Republic of China which lost the mainland during the civil war. The city whose name means "Southern Capital" has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having served as the capitals of various Chinese dynasties, kingdoms and republican governments dating from the 3rd century AD to 1949. Prior to the advent of pinyin romanization, Nanjing's city name was spelled as Nanking or Nankin. Nanjing has a number of other names, and some historical names are now used as names of districts of the city, and among them there is the name Jiangning (江寧), whose former character Jiang (江, River) is the former part of the name Jiangsu and latter character Ning (寧, simplified form 宁, Peace) is the short name of Nanjing. When being the capital of a state, for instance, ROC, Jing (京) is adopted as the abbreviation of Nanjing. Although as a city located in southern part of China becoming Chinese national capital as early as in Jin dynasty, the name Nanjing was designated to the city in Ming dynasty, about a thousand years later. Nanjing is particularly known as Jinling (金陵, literally meaning Gold Mountain) and the old name has been used since the Warring States Period in Zhou Dynasty.
2008 Summer Olympics torch relay
Vietnam: The event was held in Ho Chi Minh City on April 29. Some 60 torchbearers carried the torch from the downtown Opera House to the Military Zone 7 Competition Hall stadium near Tan Son Nhat International Airport along an undisclosed route. Vietnam is involved in a territorial dispute with China (and other countries) for sovereignty of the Spratly and Paracel Islands; tensions have risen recently[when?] following reports that the Chinese government had established a county-level city named Sansha in the disputed territories, resulting in anti-Chinese demonstrations in December 2007 in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. However to sustain its relationship with China the Vietnamese government has actively sought to head off protests during the torch relay, with Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng warning government agencies that "hostile forces" may try to disrupt the torch relay.
Lê Văn Kim
Lieutenant General Lê Văn Kim (1918 – 28 March 1987) is a former general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He was the brother in law of General Trần Văn Đôn and together with General Dương Văn Minh, the trio organised the 1963 South Vietnamese coup which toppled President Ngô Đình Diệm and ended in the assassinations of Diệm and his brother, Ngô Đình Nhu.
Văn Cao
Văn Cao (born Nguyễn Văn Cao, ; 15 November 1923 – 10 July 1995) was a Vietnamese composer whose works include "Tiến Quân Ca", which became the national anthem of Vietnam. He, along with Phạm Duy and Trịnh Công Sơn, is widely considered one of the three most salient figures of modern (non-classical) Vietnamese music. He was also a noted poet and a painter.
Nguyễn Văn Kiệt
Nguyễn Văn Kiệt (born March 23, 1945 near Saigon) was a Petty Officer Third Class in the Republic of Vietnam Navy, one of only two South Vietnamese and the only South Vietnamese Navy member, to be awarded the Navy Cross for actions during the Vietnam War. (The other recipient was ARVN PFC Trần Văn Bảy.)
Trần Văn Bảy
Trần Văn Bảy was a Private First Class of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam who was awarded the Navy Cross for actions on February 19, 1967 during the Vietnam War. Bảy was one of only two South Vietnamese, and the only South Vietnamese Army member, to receive the Navy Cross during the Vietnam War (the other being Nguyễn Văn Kiệt).
Washington, D.C.
A new federal city was then constructed on the north bank of the Potomac, to the east of Georgetown. On September 9, 1791, the three commissioners overseeing the capital's construction named the city in honor of President Washington. The federal district was named Columbia, which was a poetic name for the United States commonly in use at that time. Congress held its first session in Washington on November 17, 1800.
Where was the capitol before the city Văn Tiến Dũng was born in?
What is the name of the city Văn Tiến Dũng was born in?
Hanoi
Where was the capital before #1 ?
Saigon