ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Political Leaders: Vietnam</title> </head> <BODY bgcolor=#ffffff text=#000000 link=#0000ff vlink=#000080> <style> A.link {color:#0000ff;text-decoration:none;} A.link:active {color:#0000ff;} A.link:visited {color:#000080;} A.link:hover {color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;} A.link:visited:hover {color:#ff0000;} </style> <table align="center" width="100%"><tr> <td><table><tr><td align="left"><img alt="" src="images/flags/vietnam.gif"></td><td><font color="#004000" face="arial" size=+3>Leaders of Vietnam</font><br><font color="#004000" face="arial" size=+1 color=#004000>(Socialist Republic of Vietnam) </font></td></tr></table></td> <td align="right"><table><tr><td><font face="arial" size=2>[<a href="00index.htm" class="link">To the list of countries</a>]<br>[<a href="home.htm" class="link">To the ZPC Homepage</a>]</font></td></tr></table></td> </tr></table> <hr size=1> <font size=2 face=arial> The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV, controlling North Vietnam only) was proclaimed on 2 Sep 1945. The division from the South was formalized by the Geneva Accords, on 21 Jul 1954, when the independence <i>de facto</i> of North Vietnam was given a <i>de iure</i> status. On 30 Apr 1975, up on the military collapse of the Government of the Republic of Vietnam, the northern authorities proclaimed the Republic of South Vietnam, which unified with the DRV to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on 2 Jul 1976. <p> See also the former <a href="vietsou.htm" class=link>South Vietnam</a>. Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at <a href="http://www.cidob.org/es/documentacion/biografias_lideres_politicos" class="link">CIDOB website</a>. </font> <hr size=1> <table border=0> <tr><td><img align="middle" src="images/partlogo/vie-gov.gif" alt=""><font face="arial" size=+1 color="#004000"> <u>Leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (DCSV)</u></font> (1) </tr> <tr><td> <pre> <b>President</b> (2) Hô Chí Minh 1930 - 2 Sep 1969 (+) <b>General Secretaries</b> Trùóng Chinh 1941 - 1 Nov 1956 (+1988) Hô Chí Minh 1 Nov 1956 - Sep 1960 (+1969) Lê Duân Sep 1960 - 10 Jul 1986 (+) (3) Trùóng Chinh 14 Jul 1986 - 19 Dec 1986 (+1988) Nguyên Vn Linh 18 Dec 1986 - 27 Jun 1991 (+1998) Dô Mùói 27 Jun 1991 - 29 Dec 1997 Lê Kh£ Phiêu 29 Dec 1997 - 22 Apr 2001 <a href="http://www.cidob.org/es/documentacion/biografias_lideres_politicos/asia/vietnam/nong_duc_manh" class="link">Nông Dúc Manh</a> 22 Apr 2001 - 19 Jan 2011 Nguyên Phú Trong 19 Jan 2011 - </pre> </tr></table> <font face=arial size=2> (1) Vietnamese Communist Party (DCSV) was also the original name, from Feb 1930 to Oct 1930. Successive names were: Indochinese Communist Party (DCSD, Oct 1930-May 1951, which was officially dissolved 11 Nov 1945 and merged into the League for the Independence of Vietnam -"Viet Minh"-, although continued in secret to 1951); Vietnamese Workers' Party (DLDV, May 1951-Dec 1976); and again DCSV since Dec 1976.<br> (2) The post of president of the party was abolished after the death of Hô Chí Minh.<br> (3) In 1960 Lê Duân was elected as First Secretary; the name of the post then changed to General Secretary and became the top party post when the presidency was abolished (1969). </font> <hr size=1> <table border=0> <tr><td><img align="middle" src="images/partlogo/vie-gov.gif" alt=""><font face="arial" size=+1 color="#004000"> <u>Heads of State</u></font> </tr> <tr><td> <pre> <b>Presidents of the Republic</b> Hô Chí Minh 2 Sep 1945 - 2 Sep 1969 (+) (4) Tón Dúc Tháng 3 Sep 1969 - 30 Mar 1980 (+) (acting to 23 Sep 1969) Nguyên Hïu Tho 30 Mar 1980 - 4 Jul 1981 (+1996) (acting) <b>Chairmen of the Council of State </b> Trùóng Chinh 4 Jul 1981 - 18 Jun 1987 (+1988) Võ Chí Công 18 Jun 1987 - 23 Sep 1992 (+2011) <b>Presidents of the Republic</b> Lê Dúc Anh 23 Sep 1992 - 24 Sep 1997 Trân Dúc Lùóng 24 Sep 1997 - 27 Jun 2006 Nguyên Minh Triêt 27 Jun 2006 - 25 Jul 2011 Tr°¡ng T¥n Sang 25 Jul 2011 - </pre></tr></table> <font face=arial size=2> (4) Styled Chairman of the Provisional Government of DRV to 2 Mar 1946.<br> </font> <hr size=1> <table border=0> <tr><td><img align="middle" src="images/partlogo/vie-gov.gif" alt=""><font face="arial" size=+1 color="#004000"> <u>Prime Ministers</u></font> </tr> <tr><td> <pre> Hô Chí Minh 2 Sep 1945 - 20 Sep 1955 (+1969) Pham Van Dông 20 Sep 1955 - 18 Jun 1987 (+2000) Pham Hùng 18 Jun 1987 - 10 Mar 1988 (+) Võ Van Kiêt 10 Mar 1988 - 22 Jun 1988 (+2008) (acting) Dô Mùói 22 Jun 1988 - 8 Aug 1991 Võ Van Kiêt 8 Aug 1991 - 25 Sep 1997 (+2008) Phan Vn Kh£i 25 Sep 1997 - 27 Jun 2006 Nguyên Tân Ding 27 Jun 2006 - </pre></tr></table> <font face="arial" size=2>[<a href="00index.htm" class="link" class="link">To the list of countries</a>]</font> <hr size=1> <table><tr> <td><a href="home.htm" class="link" class="link"><img align="middle" border=0 height="35" width="25" src="images/zpclogo.gif" alt="ZPC homepage""></a></td><td><font face="verdana", "arial" size=1>&copy; Copyright ZPC, Roberto Ortiz de Zárate, 1996-2011</i><br> http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/vietnam.htm | <a href="00mail.htm" class="link" class="link">mothman@teleline.es</a></td></tr></table> <font face="verdana", "arial" size=1> <p> <script> var theDate = "" theDate = document.lastModified document.writeln("Last Updated: "); document.write(theDate); document.write(); </script> </BODY> </HTML>