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Nguyễn Đình Chiểu was born in the southern province of Gia Định, the location of modern Saigon. He was of gentry parentage; his father was a native of Thừa Thiên–Huế, near Huế; but, during his service to the imperial government of Emperor Gia Long, he was posted south to serve under Lê Văn Duyệt, the governor of the south.
Phan Văn Điển. The Independence Palace ( Vietnamese: Dinh Độc Lập ), also publicly known as the Reunification Convention Hall ( Vietnamese: Hội trường Thống Nhất ), is a landmark in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly known as Saigon), Vietnam. It was designed by architect Ngô Viết Thụ and was the home and workplace of the ...
The Complex of Huế Monuments ( Vietnamese: Quần thể di tích Cố đô Huế) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site -listed relic complex located in the city of Huế, central Vietnam. Established as the capital of newly unified Vietnam in 1802 under the reign of emperor Gia Long, Hue played a vital role as the political, cultural, and ...
The Citadel of Saigon (Vietnamese: Thành Sài Gòn [tʰâːn ʂâj ɣɔ̂n]) also known as the Citadel of Gia Định (Vietnamese: Thành Gia Định; Chữ Hán: 嘉定城 [tʰâːn ʒaː dîˀn]) was a late 18th-century fortress that stood in Saigon (also known in the 19th century as Gia Định, now Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam from its construction in 1790 until its destruction in February ...
Lê Đức Thọ. Lê Đức Thọ ( Vietnamese: [lē ɗɨ̌k tʰɔ̂ˀ] ⓘ; English: Lay-Duhk-Toh; 14 October 1911 – 13 October 1990), born Phan Đình Khải in Nam Dinh Province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary general, diplomat, and politician. [ 2] He was the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with United States ...
Between 1804 and 1813, the name Vietnam was used officially by Emperor Gia Long. [i] It was revived in the early 20th century in Phan Bội Châu's History of the Loss of Vietnam, and later by the Vietnamese Nationalist Party (VNQDĐ). [25] The country was usually called Annam until 1945, when the imperial government in Huế adopted Việt Nam ...
Yến: 燕. In Vietnamese culture, women keep their family names once they marry, whilst the progeny tend to have the father's family name, although names can often be combined from a father's and mother's family name, e.g. Nguyễn Lê, Phạm Vũ, Kim Lý etc. In formal contexts, people are referred to by their full name.
Gia Định (嘉定) was a province of South Vietnam surrounding Sài Gòn. It was one of the country's main industrial centers. [1] Gia Định was created in 1832 and split to four smaller provinces in December 1889: Gia Định, Chợ Lớn, Tân An and Tây Ninh . In 1957 Gia Định contained 6 districts, Gò Vấp, Tân Bình, Hóc Môn ...