Phùng Chí Kiên (1901–1941) was a

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. Kiên was born Nguyễn Vĩ in

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, Nghệ An Province. In 1926, he went to

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to be trained by

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. After that he matriculated at

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. In December 1927, he joined the Guangzhou Rebellion. In 1930, Kien joined the

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and then become the first military leader of Communist Vietnam. In 1931, Kiên was caught by Japanese force in

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on the way to

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to attend the

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. From 1933 to 1934, he studied at Communist University of the Toilers of the East in

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. In 1934, Kiên went to

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where he became a member of the

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in 1935. In 1941, Kiên was caught and beheaded by French collaborators in Bắc Kạn Province. Presently, some roads, streets, schools, and communes or wards in Vietnam are named after him.

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1901 births 1941 deaths Vietnamese revolutionaries Vietnamese nationalists Members of the 1st Central Committee of the Indochinese Communist Party Vietnamese expatriates in Hong Kong Vietnamese expatriates in the Soviet Union Viet Minh members Executed Vietnamese people Communists executed by Vichy France People executed by Vichy France by guillotine People from Nghệ An province {{Vietnam-politician-stub Executed revolutionaries