Mrs. Ngo, who broadcast in English, was a propaganda weapon for North Vietnam as it battled the United States and the South Vietnamese government. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyMr. Thuy said that Mrs. Ngo was both a national celebrity and a role model to her younger colleagues, including himself. Mrs. Ngo was born in Hanoi, the capital, in 1931, when Vietnam was a French colony. But beneath her gentle tone, he added, was a steely confidence in the North Vietnamese cause. Mrs. Ngo acknowledged as much in the 1994 interview with The Times.

Source: New York Times October 04, 2016 23:40 UTC