Vietnam: The Trung Sisters (Hai Ba Trung) Parade in Saigon, 26 April 1957. Two Vietnamese women on elephant back represent the celebrated Trung Sisters (Hai Ba Trung) in the annual Hai Ba Trung Parade, Saigon, 26 April 1957. The Trưng Sisters (c. 12-43 CE), known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trưng (literally 'the two Trưng Ladies'), and individually as Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị, were two first century Vietnamese women leaders from North Vietnam who successfully rebelled against Chinese Han Dynasty rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam.

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Two Vietnamese women on elephant back represent the celebrated Trung Sisters (Hai Ba Trung) in the annual Hai Ba Trung Parade, Saigon, 26 April 1957. The Trưng Sisters (c. 12 - AD 43), known in Vietnamese as Hai Bà Trưng (literally 'the two Trưng Ladies'), and individually as Trưng Trắc and Trưng Nhị, were two first century Vietnamese women leaders who successfully rebelled against Chinese Han-Dynasty rule for three years, and are regarded as national heroines of Vietnam. The sisters were born in Northern Vietnam, the dates of their birth are unknown, but Trưng Trắc was older than Trưng Nhị. The exact date of their death is also unknown but both died in AD 43.

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