Trịnh Thị Ngọ

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Note: The family name of this Vietnamese name is Trịnh , in western texts the spelling is often simplified Trinh . According to Vietnamese custom, the person should be referred to by their first name Ng ihrem , even in formal situations .

Trịnh Thị NGO (* 1928 / 29 or 1931 ; † thirtieth September 2016 (according to other sources 2. October 2016) in Ho Chi Minh City ) moderated during the Vietnam War under the pseudonym Thu Hương (dt .: autumn scent) a Propaganda broadcast on the Vietnamese radio Voice of Vietnam . The Americans gave her the name Hanoi Hannah .

The North Vietnamese Trịnh Thị Ngọ took English lessons in her youth and was particularly interested in films that were shown with French subtitles . From 1955 she worked for the radio station Voice of Vietnam .

Her propaganda broadcast, which was broadcast three times a day, was aimed at US units in Vietnam. Trịnh Thị Ngọ read lists of fallen and prisoners , tried to convince the troops of the illegality of the war and to persuade them to give up the fight. In addition, she played popular music of the time and announced news from the USA, especially about the anti-war demonstrations . She gained greater fame through interviews with Jane Fonda . Trịnh Thị Ngọ hosted the show from 1965 to 1972.

She lived in Ho Chi Minh City with her husband and had a son and a daughter.

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  1. ↑ a b Hanoi Hannah, Vietnam was propaganda radio presenter, dies aged 87 . AFP report on theguardian.com , October 4, 2016, accessed October 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ a b Jeff Stein: 'Smooth as Silk' Vietnamese propagandist 'Hanoi Hannah' Dies at 87 . Newsweek , October 3, 2016, accessed October 5, 2016.
  3. ↑ a b Trinh Thi Ngo, Broadcaster Called 'Hanoi Hannah' in Vietnam War, Dies . New York Times , October 4, 2016, accessed October 5, 2016.
personal data
SURNAME Ngọ, Trịnh Thị
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thu Hương (pseudonym); Hanoi Hannah
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Vietnamese radio presenter
DATE OF BIRTH 1928 or 1929 or 1931
DATE OF DEATH September 30, 2016
Place of death Ho Chi Minh City