The death of wartime Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap has triggered public mourning in Vietnam the likes of which have been unseen since Ho Chi Minh passed away more than four decades ago. And it may not be witnessed again Ecco Yucatan Sandales Homme Pas Cher , according to many of the 150,000 people who lined up to pay respects to the so-called "Red Napoleon."
Women in traditional dress hold framed portraits of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap as they line up to pay final respects to him at his residence in Hanoi on October 10, 2013 Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang (R) and former president Tran Duc Luong pay respects to late general Vo Nguyen Giap at the National Funeral House in Hanoi on October 12, 2013
The ruling Communist Party orchestrated the sendoff for Giap, emphasizing his leadership in the wars first against France and then United States. But it ignored his later years, when the general's popularity allowed him to air rare public criticism of the ruling elite.
Still the death of the country's last old guard revolutionary inevitably stirred reflection by some on the country's current leaders Ecco Intrinsic Sandales Homme Pas Cher , only one of whom fought against the Americans. Giap's passing comes as the government is struggling against public dissatisfaction over corruption and a faltering economy.
"I'm not sure we will have a third leader like Giap and Uncle Ho, " said Tran Thi Thien, who rose at 3:00 a.m. to pay tribute outside the Giap family home in Hanoi this past week. "I hope the current leadership would look at how people love and respect Gen. Giap to improve themselves and better lead the country."
On Saturday, Giap's body was laid in state in Hanoi. The country's top leaders, along with veterans and diplomats paid their final respects ahead of Giap's funeral Sunday in his home province. The national flag was flown at half-staff, and unrelated public events were cancelled. The country's cable television provider blocked access to international sports and entertainment channels from Friday until Sunday.
Among the crowds watching coverage of ceremony on a big screen in a park close to the funeral home was an Italian Communist Ecco Sandales 2018 Homme Pas Cher , who had travelled to Hanoi to join the mourners.
"In the 60s and 70s, we were shouting 'Giap, Giap, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam will win,' said Polo Giovanni. "And Vietnam won Ecco Dress Homme Pas Cher , and this represented hope for my generation and for humanity,"
The mourning period has gone smoothly in a country where very little happens in public without the blessing of the ruling party.
Some 150,000 people lined up over five days outside Giap's house to pay their respects, an outpouring of emotion that surprised his family, according to Giap's personal secretary, Col. Trinh Nguyen Huan.
Giap is best remembered for leading Vietnamese forces to victory over the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954.
He ordered his jungle troops Ecco Soft 8 Homme Pas Cher , clad in sandals made of old car tires, to besiege the French army. The French were defeated after 56 days, and the unlikely victory led not only to Vietnam's independence, but hastened the collapse of colonialism across Indochina and beyond.
"He was an outstanding general, but he was a very simple man and very down to earth," said Nguyen Chan Ecco Intrinsic Homme Pas Cher , a 78-year-old who fought in Dien Bien Phu in 1954 and on Saturday was watching the ceremony on the big screen. "For us, he was a commander in chief, a teacher and also a father."
Throughout most of the war against the United States, Giap was defense minister and armed forces commander, but he was slowly pushed aside after Ho Chi Minh's death in 1969. The glory for victory in 1975 didn't go to Giap.
He stepped down from his last state post, as deputy prime minister Ecco Moc Tie Homme Pas Cher , in 1991. But despite losing favor with the government, he became even more beloved by the Vietnamese people.
"Giap was a critical figure in contemporary Vietnam history, however one part of his life will always be associated with his question of authority," said Jonathan London, a Vietnam expert at the City University of Hong Kong. "His legacy will be used as badge of legitimacy for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, but this is occurring at a time when Vietnamese are questioning the direction of their country."
(Agencies)
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