Nguyễn Phú Trọng
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (top leader) from 2011 to 2024
Nguyễn Phú Trọng (14 April 1944 – 19 July 2024) was a Vietnamese politician. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 19 January 2011 until his death on 19 July 2024. Nguyễn was also the President of Vietnam, de jure head of state of Vietnam, in office from 2018 until 2021.[1] Nguyễn Phú Trọng was also Chairman of the National Assembly from 2006 to 2011.
Nguyễn Phú Trọng died on 19 July 2024 in Central Military Hospital 108 in Hanoi from a long-illness at the age of 80.[2][3][4][5]
References
change- ↑ Phan, Anh (2018-10-23). "It's official: Party chief Trong is Vietnam's new president". VnExpress International. Retrieved 2018-10-23.
- ↑ "Vietnam Communist Party chief Trong dies at 80, state media says". Reuters. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Wong, Tessa (19 July 2024). "Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ↑ "TỔNG BÍ THƯ NGUYỄN PHÚ TRỌNG TỪ TRẦN". Báo Điện tử Chính phủ (in Vietnamese). 19 July 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ Wee, Sui-Lee (19 July 2024). "Nguyen Phu Trong, Powerful Vietnamese Leader, Is Dead at 80". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 19 July 2024.