Vietnam marks 'historic, golden' Dien Bien Phu victory
Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam (AFP) May 06, 2014 - War veterans, communist leaders and tourists will gather in Vietnam's Dien Bien Phu town Wednesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the country's seminal victory over French colonial forces. The bloody, 56-day battle in this remote, northwestern valley ended on May 7, 1954, precipitating both the collapse of France's colonial empire and Vietnam's emergence as an independent nation. "The D ... more
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