Võ Thị Sáu (1933 – 23 January 1952) was a teenager who fought as a guerrilla during the First Indochina War participating in the resistance movement against the French colonists for Vietnam’s independence.

She carried out multiple assassination attempts targeting French officers and Pro-French Vietnamese individuals collaborating with the colonial government in Southern Vietnam at the time.

Her father worked as a horse-cart driver transporting passengers between Long Điền and Phước Hải, while her mother sold bún bì chả (a type of noodle dish) at Đất Đỏ Market.

)[3] After the French reoccupied Đất Đỏ in late 1945, Võ Thị Sáu’s older brothers, friends, and relatives left home to join the Việt Minh resistance movement fighting for Vietnamese Independence.

She abandoned her studies to help her parents while secretly providing supplies to her brothers, who were part of the Liberation Army of Bà Rịa Province.

From that point onward, she took part in several grenade attacks and assassinations of French officers and Pro-French Vietnamese collaborators, gaining the admiration and support of the local population.

In the “Death Monitoring Book (1947–1954)” preserved in Côn Đảo, an entry written in French states: “Le 23 Janvier 1952: 195 G.267 Võ Thị Sáu dite CAM mort 23/1/1952 7h P.Condor Par balles…” (January 23, 1952: Prisoner G.267 Võ Thị Sáu, known as CAM, executed at 7 AM at Poulo Condor (Con Son) by gunfire).

So I can look straight into the barrels of your guns!”After her execution, North Vietnam recognised Võ Thị Sáu as a revolutionary martyr.

In 1995, Hồ Chí Minh City Television produced the film Như một huyền thoại (Like a Legend), depicting her life.

Her grave at Hàng Dương Cemetery on Côn Đảo has been restored multiple times and is now a famous pilgrimage site.

The 1996 film Người con gái đất đỏ (The Girl from the Red Land), based on her life, featured singer Thanh Thúy portraying Võ Thị Sáu.