The Dien Bien Phu Campaign headquarters in 1954 discuss battle plan under the leadership of General Vo Nguyen Giap (Photo: VNA)

They said General Giap spent his life defending the ideals of national independence and communism. He led the victories of the Vietnam People's Army during Vietnam's resistance wars against the French and later the Americans. With those victories Vietnam became a model for international friends wishing to emulate its path of liberation and national construction. Algerian media praised General Giap’s extraordinary feats and included him in the honored pantheon of revolutionary leaders like Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and Latin American revolutionary hero Che Guevara. Articles paid respect to his talent and engaging personality, calling him a great world figure.