Legendary General Giap celebrate

Havana, Wednesday August 26, 2009. Year 13 / Number 239
Legendary General Giap celebrates 99th birthday
Susana Ugarte Soler

Google translation. Slightly revised by Walter Lippmann

Hanoi, August 25 (PL) .- The Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, hero of the Indochina campaign against French colonialism and war strategist with the United States, today celebrates its 99th birthday with deserved recognition.

Leaders of the Communist Party (PCV), the government, the State and the Vietnam People's Army visited the heroic fighter for national liberation from the decade of the 20s of last century.

CPV General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Giap wished long life and always lucid, while highlighting their continued contribution with valuable opinions on the building and national renewal.

Born in the central province of Quang Binh, and inseparable companion of President Ho Chi Minh, Giap from adolescence joined the student protests in 1929 and founded the Indochina Communist Federation, suffered imprisonment and loss of his close to hand of the French colonialists.

In the early '40s of his encounter with the historic leader of Vietnam, Uncle Ho, marked the long road that continued until the final release in 1975 and the year after the reunification of this Asian nation.

Just to mention two notorious moments of national history tied to General Giap: Diem Bien Phu 1954, defeat of colonial France in the region, and the 1968 Tet offensive, which triggered the setback of the powerful U.S. military soon after.

		Havana, Wednesday August 26, 2009. Year 13 / Number 239 Legendary General Giap celebrates 99th birthday Susana Ugarte Soler Google translation. Slightly revised by Walter Lippmann Hanoi, August 25 (PL) .- The Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap, hero of the Indochina campaign against French colonialism and war strategist with the United States, today celebrates its 99th birthday with deserved recognition. Leaders of the Communist Party (PCV), the government, the State and the Vietnam People's Army visited the heroic fighter for national liberation from the decade of the 20s of last century. CPV General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, Giap wished long life and always lucid, while highlighting their continued contribution with valuable opinions on the building and national renewal. Born in the central province of Quang Binh, and inseparable companion of President Ho Chi Minh, Giap from adolescence joined the student protests in 1929 and founded the Indochina Communist Federation, suffered imprisonment and loss of his close to hand of the French colonialists. In the early '40s of his encounter with the historic leader of Vietnam, Uncle Ho, marked the long road that continued until the final release in 1975 and the year after the reunification of this Asian nation. Just to mention two notorious moments of national history tied to General Giap: Diem Bien Phu 1954, defeat of colonial France in the region, and the 1968 Tet offensive, which triggered the setback of the powerful U.S. military soon after. http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2009/08/26/interna/artic11.html
		La Habana, miércoles 26 de agosto de 2009. Año 13 / Número 239 Legendario general Giap celebra su 99 cumpleaños Susana Ugarte Soler Hanoi, 25 de agosto (PL).— El general vietnamita Vo Nguyen Giap, héroe de la campaña de Indochina contra el colonialismo francés y estratega de la guerra frente a Estados Unidos, celebra hoy su 99 cumpleaños con merecido reconocimiento. Dirigentes del Partido Comunista (PCV), el gobierno, el Estado y el ejército Popular de Vietnam visitaron al heroico luchador por la liberación nacional desde la década de los años 20 del siglo pasado. El secretario general del PCV, Nong Duc Manh, deseó a Giap larga vida y la lucidez de siempre, al tiempo que destacó su continua contribución con valiosas opiniones respecto a la edificación y renovación nacional. Oriundo de la central provincia de Quang Binh, e inseparable compañero del presidente Ho Chi Minh, desde la adolescencia Giap se incorporó a las luchas estudiantiles y en 1929 fundó la Federación Comunista de Indochina, padeció la prisión y la pérdida de sus más allegados a manos de los colonialistas franceses. A inicios de la década de los años 40 su encuentro con el líder histórico de Vietnam, el Tío Ho, marcó la larga ruta que siguió hasta la liberación definitiva en 1975, y al año siguiente la reunificación de esta nación indochina. Basta mencionar dos sonados momentos de la historia nacional ligados al general Giap: Diem Bien Phu 1954, derrota de la Francia colonial en la región, y la ofensiva del Tet de 1968, que detonó el revés del poderoso ejército norteamericano poco tiempo después.