Cuban President Fidel Castro visited General Vo Nguyen Giap at his home in Hanoi on February 22, 2003. Photo: Reuters

This was the third visit to Vietnam by President Fidel Castro. Photo: Reuters

The photo taken on August 1, 2006 in Hanoi. General Vo Nguyen Giap met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. Photo: AP

Mr. Hugo Chavez boasted the book about the war in Vietnam, written by the first High-ranking General, the Supreme Commander of Vietnam People's Army. Photo: Reuters

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez presented a sword to General Vo Nguyen Giap as a special gift to the legendary general. Photo: AP

General Vo Nguyen Giap talked with Swiss President Pascal Couchepin in August 2008. Photo: Pham Hai/VietNamNet

General Vo Nguyen Giap talked with Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo at his home on 18/4/2005. Obasanjo met Giap the second time after 13 years during his one-day visit to Vietnam. Photo: Reuters

General Vo Nguyen Giap and former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara in Hanoi on June 23, 1997. Photo: AP

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika shook hands with General Vo Nguyen Giap in Hanoi on October 16, 2000. Photo: Getty Images

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met with General Vo Nguyen Giap during his visit to Vietnam in 2008. Photo: Dailymarevic

General Vo Nguyen Giap, one of the most talented generals of the 20th century welcomed former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani. Photo: Reuters

French President François Mitterrand talked with General Giap in Hanoi in 1993. Photo: Reuters

Yasser Arafat, leader of the Palestinian movement, visited Hanoi in 1970 and received from General Giap the photos on the establishment of the Vietnam People's Army. Photo: BBC

Source: VietNamNet Bridge