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Le Duan

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1907-1986) · Vietnam · On the map · Politicians · Died at 79

Lê Duẩn was a Vietnamese communist politician. He rose in the party hierarchy in the late 1950s and became General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (VCP) at the 3rd National Congress in 1960.

Le Duan is read about 916 times a day, in 41 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 11 November 2026

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1986Died10 July 19861982Order of Klement GottwaldAward1975In historyFall of Saigon & war endsWith Võ Nguyên Giáp 3 more1960Named General Secretary of the Communist Party of VietnamOffice10 September 1960 to 10 July 19861907Born7 April 1907

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Order of Klement Gottwald1982
Lenin Peace Prize
Order of Lenin
Order of José Martí
Gold Star Order
Gold Medal of the Nation

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When Ho Chi Minh died in 1969, he consolidated power to become the undisputed leader of North Vietnam. Upon defeating South Vietnam in the Second Indochina War in 1975, he subsequently ruled the newly unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 1976 until his death in 1986.

Country
Vietnam
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1986 · aged 79

The same award as Le

Hun SenBoth received Gold Medal of the NationKaysone PhomvihaneBoth received Gold Medal of the NationNguyễn Tấn DũngBoth received Gold Medal of the NationHeng SamrinBoth received Gold Medal of the NationNguyễn Phú TrọngBoth received Gold Medal of the NationSouphanouvongBoth received Gold Medal of the Nation