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The form of the "Z" symbol is a reproduction of the Latin letter Z, identical also to a capital Greek zeta. The "Z" symbol is used instead of the equivalent Cyrillic letter З (Ze) used in the Russian alphabet, which has been described as peculiar, considering the symbol's later association with Russian nationalism and pro-Putin politics. [27]
[5]: 93 Vietnam's increasing closeness with the USSR in turn alarmed Chinese leadership, which feared encirclement by the USSR. [5]: 93–94 This contributed to China's decision to invade Vietnam, beginning the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese War. [5]: 93–94 Vietnam joined the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance on June 28, 1978.
Throughout the history of Vietnam, official and unofficial names have been used in reference to the territory of Vietnam. Vietnam was called Văn Lang during the Hồng Bàng dynasty , Âu Lạc under Thục dynasty , Nam Việt during the Triệu dynasty, Vạn Xuân during the Early Lý dynasty , Đại Cồ Việt during the Đinh dynasty ...
Lê Nguyên Vỹ, Republic of Vietnam brigadier general. He defeated Viet Cong forces in the Battle of An Lộc. Ngo Lý Tin, Vietnamese general and scholar [4] Ngô Quang Trưởng, Republic of Vietnam lieutenant general. He recaptured Huế from Northern communist forces in 1968 Tet Offensive. Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, Republic
Vietnam's ethnic mosaic results from the peopling process in which various peoples came and settled the territory, leading to the modern state of Vietnam by many stages, often separated by thousands of years over a duration of tens of thousands of years. Vietnam's entire history, thus, is an embroidery of polyethnicity. [11]
Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin [c] [d] (born 7 October 1952) is a Russian politician and former intelligence officer who has served as President of Russia since 2012, having previously served from 2000 to 2008. Putin also served as Prime Minister of Russia from 1999 to 2000 [e] and again from 2008 to 2012.
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The list was criticised for being indiscriminate, and including critics of Putin. [6] Shortly after the list was released, it was reported that the Treasury Department had simply copied it from the Forbes ' 2017 "World Billionaires" list: people, including those with non-Russian citizenship on the Forbes list who had Russian heritage and a net ...