Trường Chinh
Vietnamese political leader (1907–1988) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Trường Chinh (Vietnamese: [ʈɨ̂əŋ ciŋ̟], born Đặng Xuân Khu; 9 February 1907 – 30 September 1988) was a Vietnamese communist political leader, revolutionary and theoretician. He was one of the key figures of Vietnamese politics and the important Vietnamese leaders for over 40 years. He played a major role in the anti-French colonialism movement and finally after decades of protracted war in Vietnam, the Vietnamese defeated the colonial power.[1] He was the think-tank of the Communist Party who determined the direction of the communist movement, particularly in the anti-French colonialism movement. After the declaration of independence in September 1945, Trường Chinh played an important role in shaping the politics of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) and creating the socialist structure of the new Vietnam.[2]
His Excellency Trường Chinh | |
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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 |
3rd 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 of Vietnam | |
In office 15 July 1960 – 4 July 1981 | |
Preceded by | Tôn Đức Thắng |
Succeeded by | Nguyễn Hữu Thọ |
Member of the Politburo | |
In office 9 October 1940 – 18 December 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1907-02-09)9 February 1907 Xuân Trường District, Nam Định Province, Vietnam |
Died | 30 September 1988(1988-09-30) (aged 81) Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1930–1987) |
During the transitional period in Vietnam between 1941 and 1956, Trường Chinh was the General Secretary of the Communist Party as well as the real leader of the communist party in terms of designing strategies as well as implementing them. In 1956, after the failure of the Land Reform program, he was dismissed from his post of General Secretary and had less power. Hồ Chí Minh selected Lê Duẩn to succeed him as the General Secretary and he became the most powerful person after the 1960s.[3] However, Trường Chinh remained an influential force in the Party during the Second Indochina War and after the reunification of Vietnam; he was Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam from 1960 to 1981 and head of state of Vietnam from 1981 to 1987 as 3rd President of Vietnam. Following the death of Lê Duẩn in 1986, he succeeded Duẩn as top party leader. His last vital role was to carry forward the Đổi Mới renovation that still affects Vietnam to this day.