Nguyễn Thị Bình

Nguyễn Thị Bình (b. 1927), born Nguyễn Châu Sa, is a Vietnamese politician. She is the first woman in Vietnamese history to be appointed a cabinet minister. She was foreign minister of South Vietnamese National Liberation Front. She was a revolutionary leader and diplomat. She is only woman to sign the 1973 peace accords that ended American intervention in the Vietnam War. She served in the government of reunified Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon and later became the country's Vice President in 1992.

Wisdom & Quotes

• We tell our children that the bombs cannot kill everyone, that they must not be afraid. ... We know our sacrifice is necessary. If the bombs do not fall on you, they fall on friends. We accept fate. We are calm. It is useless to be a pessimist. Some day we will win a beautiful life, if not for ourselves, then for our children.

Tan Da