Nguyễn Thị Bình
Nguyễn Thị Bình (born Nguyễn Thị Châu Sa; 26 May 1927), also known as Madame Bình, is a Vietnamese revolutionary leader, diplomat and politician. She became internationally known for her role as the Viet Cong (NLF)'s chief diplomat and leading its delegation to the Paris Peace Conference. The only woman among the signatories of the 1973 peace accords that ended American intervention in the Vietnam War, she later served in the government of reunified Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and later became the country's Vice President in 1992. She is the first woman in Vietnamese history to be appointed a cabinet minister.
Her Excellency Nguyễn Thị Bình | |
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Nguyễn Thị Bình during a visit of President Patil of India to Hanoi in 2008 | |
| 13th Vice President of Vietnam | |
| In office September 10, 1992 – August 8, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Thị Định |
| Succeeded by | Trương Mỹ Hoa |
| 2nd Chair of the National Assembly Foreign Affairs Committee | |
| In office February 16, 1987 – September 9, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Vũ Quang |
| Succeeded by | Hoàng Bích Sơn |
| 6th Minister of Education | |
| In office July 3, 1976 – February 15, 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Văn Huyên |
| Succeeded by | Phạm Minh Hạc |
| 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs (Provisional Revolutionary Government) | |
| In office June 8, 1969 – July 2, 1976 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nguyễn Thị Châu Sa 26 May 1927 Châu Thành, Sa Đéc Province, French Indochina (now in Đồng Tháp Province, Vietnam) |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Other political affiliations | People's Revolutionary Party of South Vietnam (1962–1975) |
| Relations | Phan Châu Trinh (grandfather) |
| Signature | |
| Nickname(s) | Madame Bình Yến Sa |
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