Tran Bach Dang
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Trần Bạch Đằng (born Truong Gia Trieu) (1926 – April 16, 2007) was a key figure in planning the 1968 Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, and was the leader of Communist forces in Saigon, the South Vietnamese capital, during that offensive. He was the leading Communist political officer in Saigon and a member of the National Liberation Front Central Committee.
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In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trần. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Đằng.
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Trần Bạch Đằng | |
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Born | 1926 |
Died | April 16, 2007 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Occupation(s) | Fireman, journalist and politician |
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Đằng is the author of the novel Ván bài lật ngửa, which was about an intelligence figure in the Vietnam War - Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo, under the pen name Nguyễn Trương Thiên Lý.