DHAKA: Vo Nguyen Giap, the Vietnamese general who masterminded victories against France and the US, has died aged 102.

His defeat of French forces at Dien Bien Phu in 1953 made him the first military commander to defeat a major Western power in Asia.

He went on to oversee the Tet Offensive against American forces in 1968, often cited as one of the factors that led to the Americans` withdrawal.

Gen Giap also published a number of works on military strategy.

Source: BBC
BDST: 2013 HRS, OCT 04, 2013
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