HANOI: The death of Vietnam’s last great independence leader has sparked a battle over his legacy, with the regime seeking a firm grip on his image as communist hero, and brushing aside his criticism of the party in later life.
More than 100,000 people have visited the Hanoi house of General Vo Nguyen Giap, who died on Friday aged 102, to pay their respects to the military strategist hailed for masterminding Vietnam’s stunning battlefield victories against France and America.
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