Trường Chinh
former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1907-1988)
Trường Chinh (Vietnamese: [ʈɨ̂əŋ ciŋ̟]; 9 February 1907, Xuân Trường District, Nam Định Province – 30 September 1988, Hanoi) was a Vietnamese communist political leader and theoretician. He was one of the key figures of Vietnamese politics.[1]
His Excellency Trường Chinh | |
|---|---|
 Trường Chinh in 1955 | |
| General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| In office 14 July 1986 – 18 December 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Lê Duẩn |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Văn Linh |
| In office 9 November 1940 – 5 October 1956 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Văn Cừ |
| Succeeded by | Ho Chi Minh |
| Secretary of the Central Military–Party Committee of the Communist Party | |
| In office 14 July 1986 – 18 December 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Văn Tiến Dũng |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Văn Linh |
| 2nd Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam | |
| In office 4 July 1981 – 18 June 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Tôn Đức Thắng |
| Succeeded by | Võ Chí Công |
| Chairman of the National Assembly | |
| In office 15 July 1960 – 4 July 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Tôn Đức Thắng |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Hữu Thọ |
| Member of the Politburo | |
| In office 1951–1986 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1907 Xuân Trường District, Nam Định Province, Indochina |
| Died | 30 September 1988 (aged 81) Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1930–1987) |
References
change- ↑ Stein Tonesson, Vietnam 1946: How did the War Began (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2010), p. 20.
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