General Vo Nguyen Giap

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Summary.

General Vo Nguyen

Giap

Biography

Things made His Success

His Leadership Qualities

His Vision

His Style of Leadership

Things that we admire about him

Biography Name: Vo Nguyen Giap

Born: 25 August 1911

Nickname: Van, Sau

Eldest Brother (of Vietnam People's Army)

Alias: Duong Hoai Nam

Education: Lycée Albert-Sarraut, University of Hanoi

Occupation: Military Leader, Political Leader

Biography 1936-1939: Chairman and Founder of newspaper

commission in the North (Vietnam)

1954-1976: Member of Politburo

Secretary of Military Commission

Minister for National Defence (until 1980)

Generalissimo of Vietnam Army

1955-1991: Deputy Prime Minister

1991: Retired

Vo Nguyen Giap’s Vision

• His vision is affected by Ho Chi Minh:

“Nothing is more important than freedom and independence”

• “ Everyday I live, I live for my nation”.

_Vo Nguyen Giap_

® Everything he has done for national benefits.

Vo Nguyen Giap’s Vision

• 2nd August 1977: the first meeting about the sea was hold in Nha Trang by Vo Nguyen Giap.

• February 2007: Vietnam government adopted the resolution: “Vietnam Marine strategy to 2020”

Vo Nguyen Giap is a visionary leader.

Leadership Style

Participative

o Listening to ideas of members of the General Staff

=> made final decisions based on those ideas.

Leadership Style• Specific: The battle of Dien

Bien Phu (1954): the General had full power to decide combat plans.

His decision based on the agreement of the Party Committee and General Staff:

“Quick attack, quick success”

(Everyone agreed, the General

concern)

“Certainly attack, certainly move”

(The General decided, after consultation)

Leadership Qualities

• Vision

• Integrity

• Concern for others

• Ability

• Stability

• Charisma

Leadership QualitiesSome quotes of General Vo Nguyen Giap

• “Military action is necessary, but the propaganda is more important.”

• “The greatest happiness

of the military leader is

to be with the soldiers

on the battlefield.”

Things made Vo Nguyen Giap’s Success

Influence from his family during his childhood

Listening stories about Vietnamese heroes from his mother

® creating his patriotism

Things made Vo Nguyen Giap’s success Support from his family

Second wife – Dang Bich Ha, is a reliable supporter

o Took responsibility for bringing up their children

to keep his mind on work wholeheartedly

o Together with him for over 65 years

Things made Vo Nguyen Giap’s success

Being a genius military leader:

• Instead of studying from formal school, he learned the Art of War from Vietnamese heroes in the past & his experience

• Over 30 years, he never made any mistake about strategic plans

Things that we admire about himA National Hero

• Commanded the Vietnamese army defeated the French army in 1954,

• Contributed significantly to the victory of the Vietnamese people against the U.S. 20 years later.

A Brilliant And Talented General

• Only general in the world defeated 10 enemy generals (7 French Generals & 3 American Generals)

• One of the greatest military leaders of 20th century

Things that we admire about him

Comment from the rival:

Minister Christian de Castries in Dien Bien Phu in 1954 commented about General Vo Nguyen Giap:

“I am pleased to be rival of General Giap, to be directly defeated under the hands of talented general Giap. I admired and respected him.”

Christian de Castries, French Commander-in-chief at Dien

Bien Phu

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