Nguyen Trung Truc

Nguyễn Trung Trực (1839–October 27, 1868) was a Vietnamese fisherman who organized and led village militia forces which fought against French colonial forces in the Mekong Delta in southern Vietnam in the 1860s. He was active in Tân An (now part of Long An province) and Rach Gia (now part of Kien Giang province) from the initial French invasion until his capture and execution.

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Nguyen Trung Truc
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1837
Birth place
Cochinchina
Date of deathOctober 27, 1868
Place of death
Cochinchina , Rạch Giá

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