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Phan Dinh Phung

Vietnamese revolutionary · Vietnam · On the map · Activists · Lived 1847 to 1896 · aged 49

Phan Đình Phùng was a Vietnamese revolutionary who led rebel armies against French colonial forces in Vietnam. He was the most prominent of the Confucian court scholars involved in anti-French military campaigns in the 19th century and was cited after his death by 20th-century nationalists as a national hero.

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He was renowned for his uncompromising will and principles - on one occasion, he refused to surrender even after the French had desecrated his ancestral tombs and had arrested and threatened to kill his family.

Country
Vietnam
Category
Activists
Type
Activist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1847 to 1896 · aged 49