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The Hỏa Lò Prison, was a prison used by the French colonists in Vietnam for political prisoners, and later by North Vietnam for prisoners of war during the Vietnam War when it was sarcastically known to American prisoners of war as the " Hanoi Hilton ".
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Hỏa and Lò
The French name " Maison Centrale " above the gate of Hỏa Lò
Museum reconstruction of French era prisoners in Hỏa Lò
The name originated from the street name phố Hỏa Lò, due to the concentration of stores selling wood stoves and coal-fire stoves along the street from pre-colonial times.
Among the last inmates was dissident poet Nguyễn Chí Thiện, who was reimprisoned in 1979 after attempting to deliver his poems to the British Embassy, and spent the first further six years in Hỏa Lò till 1985 when he was transfered to a more modern prison.
He mentions the last years of the prison, partly in fictional form, in Hỏa Lò / Hanoi Hilton Stories ( 2007 )
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The " ropes " were one of several torture methods employed at the Hỏa Lò Prison, popularly known as the Hanoi Hilton.
Lò and French
Other places of interest include the Nghệ Tĩnh Soviet Museum ( commemorating the major Nghệ An uprising against the French in the 1930s ) and the Cửa Lò beach resort ( a popular destination for citizens of Hanoi ).
Lò and Vietnam
In Vietnam, the most famous variety is Lò Rèn milk fruit coming from Vĩnh Kim commune, Châu Thành district, Tiền Giang province.
Prison and was
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Prison and prison
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Genosha Bay Prison caught the notice of the public and culminating in a Senate Judiciary Meeting on consider closing the prison.
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