# Nguyễn Thị Định

_Vietnamese leader, politician (1920–1992)_

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> Nguyễn Thị Định was a Vietnamese revolutionary, military officer and politician. She was one of the leaders of the 1960 Đồng Khởi uprising in Bến Tre province, and from 1965 she was deputy commander of the People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam. The women's movement that grew out of the uprising became known as the "Long-Haired Army". In 1974, she became the first woman to hold the rank of general in the Vietnam People's Army.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 15 March 1920 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Lương Hòa, Vĩnh Long ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P19))
- **Died:** 26 August 1992 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P570))
- **Place of death:** Bến Tre (city) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P20))
- **Citizenship:** Vietnam ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P106))
- **Political party:** Communist Party of Vietnam ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P102))
- **Positions held:** member of the National Assembly of Vietnam; president ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P39))
- **Awards:** Order of Friendship of Peoples; Lenin Peace Prize; Great National Unity Order; Military Exploit Order, 1st degree; Order of Hồ Chí Minh; Order of Playa Girón; Feat Order, 1st class; Resistance Order, 1st class ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489#P166))

## Questions

**When was Nguyễn Thị Định born?**  
Nguyễn Thị Định was born on 15 March 1920 in Lương Hòa, Vĩnh Long.

**What positions has Nguyễn Thị Định held?**  
Positions held by Nguyễn Thị Định include: member of the National Assembly of Vietnam; president.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Nguyễn Thị Định](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nguy%E1%BB%85n_Th%E1%BB%8B_%C4%90%E1%BB%8Bnh) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2068489](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2068489) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Józef Urbanowicz sytuacyjne.jpg by Wojskowa Agencja Fotograficzna (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:J%C3%B3zef_Urbanowicz_sytuacyjne.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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## Cite this page

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