Nguyen Thi Binh
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Nguyễn Thị Bình, was a Vietnam
ese communist leader who negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference
on behalf of the Vietcong, or National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam.
She was born in 1927 in Sa Đéc province and is a granddaughter of the patriot Phan Chu Trinh
; she studied French at Lycée Sisowath in Cambodia
and worked as a teacher during the French
colonisation of Vietnam. She joined Vietnam's Communist Party
in 1948. From 1945 to 1951, she took part in various intellectual movements against the French colonists. Subsequently, she was arrested and jailed between 1951 and 1953 in Chí Hòa Prison (Saigon) by the French colonial authority in Vietnam
.
During the Vietnam War
, she became a member of the Vietcong's Central Committee
and a vice-chairperson of the South Vietnamese Women's Liberation Association. In 1969 she was appointed foreign minister
of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam and played a major role in the signing of Paris Peace Accords
on Vietnam, an agreement that was supposed to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam, which was signed in Paris
and which entered into force 17 January 1973.
After the Vietnam War, she was appointed Minister of Education of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and from 1982 to 1986 was a member of the Central Committee of Vietnam's Communist Party. The National Assembly
elected her twice to the position of Vice President
of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the terms 1992-1997 and 1997-2002.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese communist leader who negotiated at the Paris Peace Conference
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam...
on behalf of the Vietcong, or National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam.
She was born in 1927 in Sa Đéc province and is a granddaughter of the patriot Phan Chu Trinh
Phan Chu Trinh
Phan Chu Trinh also known as Phan Châu Trinh was a famous early 20th century Vietnamese nationalist. He also used the alias Tây Hồ. He sought to end France's brutal occupation of Vietnam...
; she studied French at Lycée Sisowath in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
and worked as a teacher during the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
colonisation of Vietnam. She joined Vietnam's Communist Party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in 1948. From 1945 to 1951, she took part in various intellectual movements against the French colonists. Subsequently, she was arrested and jailed between 1951 and 1953 in Chí Hòa Prison (Saigon) by the French colonial authority in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.
During the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, she became a member of the Vietcong's Central Committee
Central Committee
Central Committee was the common designation of a standing administrative body of communist parties, analogous to a board of directors, whether ruling or non-ruling in the twentieth century and of the surviving, mostly Trotskyist, states in the early twenty first. In such party organizations the...
and a vice-chairperson of the South Vietnamese Women's Liberation Association. In 1969 she was appointed foreign minister
Foreign minister
A Minister of Foreign Affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the foreign policy of a sovereign state. The foreign minister is often regarded as the most senior ministerial position below that of the head of government . It is often granted to the deputy prime minister in...
of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam and played a major role in the signing of Paris Peace Accords
Paris Peace Accords
The Paris Peace Accords of 1973 intended to establish peace in Vietnam and an end to the Vietnam War, ended direct U.S. military involvement, and temporarily stopped the fighting between North and South Vietnam...
on Vietnam, an agreement that was supposed to end the war and restore peace in Vietnam, which was signed in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and which entered into force 17 January 1973.
After the Vietnam War, she was appointed Minister of Education of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and from 1982 to 1986 was a member of the Central Committee of Vietnam's Communist Party. The National Assembly
National Assembly of Vietnam
The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam as "the highest organ of state power." The National Assembly, a 493-member unicameral body elected to a five-year term, meets twice a year...
elected her twice to the position of Vice President
Vice President of Vietnam
Vice President of Vietnam is the second highest political position in Vietnam.According to the Constitution of Vietnam, Vice President is appointed by the National Assembly of Vietnam among its members...
of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam for the terms 1992-1997 and 1997-2002.