Katu
Katu
The Katu (Cò Tu, Kato, Ka-Tu) are a group of swidden rice, maize, and cassava cultivators located primarily along the Laos-Vietnam border in central Vietnam. The 1985 census of Vietnam enumerated 36,967 Katu. Katu means "savage" and is a term of reference used by outsiders. The Katu name themselves after specific villages where they live.
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Vietnamese , PRONUNCIATION: vee-et-nuh-MEEZ
LOCATION: Vietnam
POPULATION: 70-80 million
LANGUAGE: Vietnamese
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Nguyen Cao Ky
Son Tay, Vietnam
South Vietnamese military officer and political
leader; premier of South Vietnam, 1965–67
Nguyen Cao Ky… Nguyen Van Thieu , Nguyen Van Thieu
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Phan Rang, Vietnam
South Vietnamese military and political leader; president of the Republic of Vietnam, 1967–75
Ng… Pham Van Dong , Quang Ngai province, Vietnam
Premier of North Vietnam, 1955–75, and of the reunited Socialist Republic of Vietnam, 1975–86
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Le Duc Tho was the main negotiator for the Communist government of North Vietnam. He squared off against Henry Kiss… Vietnam , Culture Name
Vietnamese
Orientation
Identification. The name Vietnam originated in 1803 when envoys from the newly founded Nguyen dynasty traveled to…
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