General Vo Nguyen Giap, former Commander-in-chief of the Vietnam People’s Army, passed away in Hanoi on October 4 at the age of 103.

Giap, the first General of Vietnam, was born on August 25, 1911 in An Xa village, Loc Thuy Commune, Le Thuy District of Quang Binh province.

General Giap, smiling on left, is seen with the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, center, in 1950.

He worked as a teacher, journalist, historian and revolutionary.

General Giap with Pham Van Dong, who later became prime minister, celebrating Ho Chi Minh’s return to Hanoi in 1955.

General Giap directly led big campaigns of the Vietnamese revolution during the French and US resistance wars in the 20 th century.

President Francois Mitterrand of France, left, spoke with General Giap during a state banquet in Hanoi in 1993.

His name is closely linked to historic 1954 Dien Bien Phu campaign victory over the French colonialists and 1975 Ho Chi Minh campaign victory over the American imperialists.

He was considered one of the greatest generals of all times.

General Giap laid incense at a shrine at Dien Bien Phu’s cemetery in 2004, for the 50th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu battle.

(Source: VOV)