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The Nationalist Movement In Indo-China

Question
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Write a note on

(a) Francis Gamier

(b) Nguyen Dien Chieu

(c) Do Sam

(d) Trieu Au

Solution

(a) Francis Garnier: Francis Gamier was a French officer who led an attack against the ruling Nghyen dynasty in Hanoi and had explored Mekong river.

(b) Nguyen Dien Chieu: Nguyen Dien Chieu was a blind poet of Indo-China, lived between 1822-88. This great poet bemoaned what was happening to his country.

(c) Do Sam: Do Sam was a colonel in the North Vietnamese artillery regiment. He was a part of the Tet Offensive started in 1968 to unify North and South Vietnam and won the battle against US.

(d) Trien Au: A woman who organised a large army and resisted Chinese rule in the third century C.E. When her army was crushed, she drowned herself. She became a sacred figure, not just a martyr who fought for the honour of the country.