Vietnam: Son La Penitentiary, Son La Province (20 images)

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The Son La Penitentiary built by the French in 1908. At first, it was only a small provincial prison. But between 1930 and 1945, thousands of Vietnamese patriots were imprisoned here. Key individuals who later became main leaders of the Revolution for National Liberation were incarcerated in the Son La Prison. In 1962, it was classified by the Ministry of Culture as one of the numerous revolutionary heritage sites in the country. The penitentiary was partially rebuilt after 1952 bombings and...
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