Fidel Castro in Quang Tri - A Photo Set by Si So
Photographer Si So was born in 1942 in Dong Thanh ward, Dong Ha city, Quang Tri province. Now 81 years old, he is a member of the Vietnam Photographic Association and the International Federation of Photographers. When Fidel Castro came to Quang Tri in 1973, he was in charge of photography for Quang Tri's Department of Culture and Information.
Four decades ago, on September 15, 1973, President Fidel Castro set foot on the famous battlefield of Quang Tri on his first visit to Vietnam. Si So was assigned by Ho Sy Than, the then Secretary of Quang Tri's Party Committee, to take photos of the Cuban president.
Allowed to accompany Quang Tri's leaders in all activities on the trip, Si So could take many photos of Fidel Castro, which were then published in a book named "Fidel Castro - Quang Tri, a historical day in 1973."
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| Chairman of Quang Tri's Liberation Front Committee Le Hanh (also known as Le Xich) welcomed Cuban President Fidel Castro in the south bank of the Ben Hai river. |
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| Secretary of Quang Tri-Party Committee Ho Sy Than, representative of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Tri Thien-Hue area and the Cuban President. |
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| Defense Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of South Vietnam - Lieutenant General Tran Nam Trung, welcomed Cuban President Fidel Castro. |
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| Cuban President Fidel Castro, Secretary of the Quang Tri's Party Committee Ho Sy Than at the Headquarters of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. |
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| Cuban President Fidel Castro was excited to see agricultural products made by Quang Tri's people a year after liberation. |
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| Victory gift from the Liberation Army of South Vietnam. |
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| Fidel Castro at the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. |
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| Quang Tri's army and people welcomed the Cuban delegation and Prime Minister Pham Van Dong at Peak 241, Tan Lam, Cam Lo district. |
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| Author Si So and guerrilla Hoang Thi Cham. |
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| Prime Minister Pham Van Dong introduced Cuban President Fidel Castro at a talk at Peak 241 on September 15, 1973. |
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| After only 1 year of liberation, Quang Tri farmers could grow products to gift the Cuban delegation. |
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| A special gift from the Liberation Army to President Fidel Castro. |
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