According to an annoucement released by the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Central Committee (CPVCC) on October 5, 2013, the state funeral will be held for General Vo Nguyen Giap.

The announcement about the memorial and burial services for General Vo Nguyen Giap, a Politburo member, Secretary of the CPVCC’s Military Commission, Standing Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of National Defence and Commander-in-Chief of the Vietnamese People’s Army was sent with a special communiqué on the General’s biography and the Funeral Committee.

According the announcement, the General’s coffin will lie in state at the National Morgue at No. 5, Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi.

Mourners will pay respect to General Giap at the morgue as from 7:30 am on October 12, 2013 and a memorial service will be held at the site as from 7:00 am on October 13, 2013.

He will be buried the same day in his home province of Quang Binh , in line with the wish of the General and his family.

The memorial and burial services will be broadcast live by Vietnam Television and Radio and the Voice of Vietnam.

Respect-paying and memorial services will also be held at the office of the Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee.

During the two-day funeral, October 12-13, 2013, all State offices and public facilities will fly the national flag at half-mast and all entertainment activities will be stopped./. 
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