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Location: Ton Duc Thang Museum is located
on No.5 Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Characteristic: The Ton Duc Thang Museum was established on the occasion
of the late President Ton Duc Thang's centennial birthday anniversary (August
20th, 1988).
It was established in the former residence of Tran
Thien Khiem, Premier of the Saigon government prior to 1975. The exhibits are a
lively reflection of the life and cause of President Ton Duc Thang. The museum
has more than 600 items, documents and photos relating to the life of the later
president, who is remembered as a great patriot and model fighter. President was
the only Vietnamese who participated in the anti-war activities on a French
warship on the Black Sea in 1917; these activities supported the success of the
world's first proletarian revolution, the Russian October Revolution. He
replaced President Ho Chi Minh in 1969.
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