Giáp Văn Cương (1921–1990) was an Admiral of the Vietnam People's Navy, was born on 13 September 1921 in Bảo Đài commune, Lục Nam district, Bắc Giang province. He participated in both the first Indochina War and the

second Indochina War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...

. In 1974, he was promoted to Major General, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the

Vietnam People's Army Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

. In 1977, he was appointed Commander of the Vietnam People's Navy. In 1988, he was promoted to Admiral, the first Admiral of the Vietnam People's Navy.

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1921 births Vietnam People's Navy Vietnamese admirals Communist Party of Vietnam politicians 1990 deaths North Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War {{Vietnam-mil-bio-stub