Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago

Cuban leader Fidel Castro visited the central province of Quang Tri from September 12-17, 1973, becoming the first foreign leader to set foot in the liberated area in the south of Vietnam.
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 1Fidel Castro waves the all-victorious flag while meeting with liberation soldiers in Quang Tri (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 2Fidel Castro and Prime Minister Pham Van Dong at a ceremony held by Quang Tri people to welcome the Cuban delegation (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 3Fidel Castro (front, third, right) and Prime Minister Pham Van Dong (front, fourth, left) at a ceremony held by Quang Tri people to welcome the Cuban delegation (Photo: VNA) 
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 4Fidel Castro holds the hand of Tran Nam Trung, deputy head of the presidium of National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam's Central Committee and Defence Minister of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam, at ​ ceremony to welcome the Cuban delegation (Photo: VNA) 
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 5Fidel Castro and liberation soldiers (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 6Fidel Castro (front, ​fourth, left) and Prime Minister Pham Van Dong (front, second, right) and soldiers of the liberation army pose for a photo (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 7Fidel Castro and heroine Ta Thi Kieu at a military base in Quang Tri (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 8Fidel Castro visits the Tan Lam and Doc Mieu bases (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 9Fidel Castro visits war-torn Dong Ha town, which is under re-construction then (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 10Fidel Castro visits war-torn Dong Ha town, which is under re-construction then (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 11Fidel Castro (​centre), Prime Minister Pham Van Dong (third, right) and Vietnam's liberation heros in Quang Tri (Photo: VNA)
Fidel Castro's historic visit to Quang Tri 43 years ago ảnh 12Fidel Castro, representatives of the People's Revolutionary Committee of Quang Tri and liberation soldiers and officers (Photo: VNA)
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