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Võ Thị Sáu
Vietnamese schoolgirl and revolutionary (1933–1952) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Võ. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Sáu.
Võ Thị Sáu (1933 – 23 January 1952) was a Vietnamese schoolgirl who fought as a guerrilla against the French occupiers of Vietnam, then part of French Indochina. She was captured, tried, convicted, and executed by the French colonialists in 1952, becoming the first woman to be executed at Côn Sơn Prison. Today she is considered a Vietnamese national martyr and heroine.
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Võ Thị Sáu | |
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![]() Portrait of Võ Thị Sáu at the Vung Tau Police Office. | |
Born | 1933 Phước Thọ, Đất Đỏ, French Indochina |
Died | 23 January 1952(1952-01-23) (aged 18–19) |
Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
Nationality | Vietnamese |
Occupation(s) | Nationalist guerrilla, schoolgirl |
Years active | 1948–1952 |
Known for | Anti-French guerilla combat, political martyrdom |
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