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Pierre Pigneau de Behaine
Pierre Pigneau de Behaine was a French Catholic missionary and titular bishop of Adran who supported Nguyen Anh in his war against the Tay Son. In 1787 he negotiated the Treaty of Versailles promising French military aid, and when the French government failed to honour it he raised volunteers and supplies himself. He died in 1799 during the siege of Qui Nhon, three years before Nguyen Anh became Emperor Gia Long.
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