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Trưng Vương Junior Secondary School () is a
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junior secondary school in
Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
,
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. It was established in 1917 under the name Dong Khanh Girls' School.


History

In 1917, the French authorities declared open the Annammite Girls' Institute (; ) in
Hanoi Hanoi ( ; ; ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Vietnam, second-most populous city of Vietnam. The name "Hanoi" translates to "inside the river" (Hanoi is bordered by the Red River (Asia), Red and Black River (Asia), Black Riv ...
. Initially, the institute was opened at a different address and only operated at the current address since 31st December
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. Because of changes in the education system, the institute changed its name to Annammite Girls' College () in
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. Due to the school's position being at a corner between Đồng Khánh and Carreau Boulevard, locals started calling it Đồng Khánh Girls' College ().


During the

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam, and alternatively internationally as the French-Indochina War) was fought between French Fourth Republic, France and Việ ...

The school moved to
Hưng Yên Hưng Yên () is a city in the Red River Delta of the Northern Vietnam. It is the old capital of Hưng Yên Province and is a third-graded city according to Vietnam's urban classification table. History Hưng Yên city was originally the expansion ...
in 1943 likely to evade the
War War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organi ...
. After the
August Revolution The August Revolution (), also known as the August General Uprising (), was a revolution led by the Việt Minh against the Empire of Vietnam from 16 August to 2 September 1945. The Empire of Vietnam was led by the Nguyễn dynasty and was ...
, it was moved back to Hoàng Mai, Hanoi in October 1945 obeying a decree from Minister Vũ Đình Hòe. On 14th February 1946, another decree was released, changing the school's name to Hai Bà Trưng Middle School. During tensions between forces in Hanoi, school buildings were used as headquarters for the
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in 1946. The 77th Battalion, a division of the Thăng Long Regiment (one of two regiments defending Hanoi, currently a part of the 320th Division) of the Army of the State of Vietnam had fought fiercefully with the
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here. The school's current name has been used since 1948 and the campus moved back to 20 Hang Bai Street in 1956, after 13 years.


During the

Vietnam War The Vietnam War (1 November 1955 – 30 April 1975) was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) and South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) and their allies. North Vietnam w ...

In 1964, when United States Air Force was preparing to bomb North Vietnam, the school was temporarily relocated to
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until 1970.http://thcstrungvuong.hoankiem.edu.vn/gioi-thieu In April 1972, under the threat of another US bombing operation on North Vietnam, the school was temporarily relocated to Hà Bắc until the
Paris Peace Accords The Paris Peace Accords (), officially the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam (), was a peace agreement signed on January 27, 1973, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War. It took effect at 8:00 the follo ...
was signed.


International relations

After the
Đổi Mới (; ) is the name given to the economic reforms process of Vietnam since late 1986 with the goal of creating a " socialist-oriented market economy". The term itself is a general term with wide use in the Vietnamese language meaning "innovate" ...
reforms, the school has established connections with many international schools and organizations such as: Raffles High School (Singapore), Vibyskolan (Sweden), Charlemagne (France), Caterham (UK), KOICA Coperation (South Korea), Wodonga High School (Australia), Kaishi High School (Japan),...


References

{{Commons, Trưng Vương Secondary School, Hanoi Hoàn Kiếm Schools in Vietnam Schools in Hanoi Educational institutions established in 1917