Lê Khả Phiêu
Lê Khả Phiêu | |
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Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party | |
In office 29 December 1997 – 22 April 2001 | |
Preceded by | Đỗ Mười |
Succeeded by | Nông Đức Mạnh |
Personal details | |
Born | Đông Khê commune, Đông Sơn District, French Indochina | 27 December 1931
Died | 7 August 2020 Hanoi, Vietnam | (aged 88)
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
Political Commissar of the High Command of the Vietnamese Volunteer Soldiers in Cambodia |
Battles/wars | Cambodian–Vietnamese War, Vietnam War, First Indochina War |
Lê Khả Phiêu (27 December 1931 – 7 August 2020
Lê Khả Phiêu has previously been viewed as a conservative.
Early life
Lê Khả Phiêu was born on 27 December 1931 in Thượng Phúc village in
On 1 May 1950 he was sent by the Viet Minh to join the army. He was promoted to second lieutenant, advancing to the position of Company Politician in the 66th Regiment of the 304th Division. From September 1954 to 1958, he held the post of Deputy Political Officer member of the battalion and then 66th Regimental Political Chair.
Death
Lê Khả Phiêu died on 7 August 2020 in Hanoi, after suffering from serious illness, at the age of 88.
A 2-day mourning period for his death was decreed nationwide in Vietnam from 14 to 15 August 2020. He was buried at Mai Dịch Cemetery in Hanoi.
Awards and honors
Source:[9]
Gold Star Order (2007)[10] | ||||
Military Exploit Order First class |
Military Exploit Order Second class |
Military Exploit Order Third class |
Resistance Order First class |
Resolution for Victory Order Third class |
Feat Order First class |
Feat Order Second class |
Feat Order Third class |
Medal for the Victory of Liberation First Class |
Medal for the Victory of Liberation Second Class |
Medal for the Victory of Liberation Third Class |
Liberation Order First Class |
Liberation Order Second Class |
Liberation Order Third Class |
Victory Banner Medal |
Glorious Fighter Medal First Class |
Glorious Fighter Medal Second Class |
Glorious Fighter Medal Third Class |
Order of José Martí (Cuba)[11] |
Freedom Medal (Laos) |
Other decorations include:
References
- ^ "Former Party Chief Lê Khả Phiêu". Ministry of Public Security. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ Nguyên Tổng bí thư Lê Khả Phiêu từ trần, Former General Secretary Le Kha Phieu dead
- ^ Gainsborough 2010, p. 143
- ^ The A to Z of Vietnam Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker – 2010 p205 Lê Khả Phiêu
- ^ Bolton 1999
- ^ Gainsborough 2010, 137
- ^ Bolton 1999, 177
- ^ Bolton 1999, p. 180
- ^ "Tiễn biệt nguyên Tổng Bí thư Lê Khả Phiêu về nơi an nghỉ cuối cùng". Báo Lao Động. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Trao tặng các đồng chí nguyên lãnh đạo Đảng và Nhà nước Huân chương Sao Vàng, Huân chương Hồ Chí Minh". qdnd.vn. 25 December 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ "Party Leader Conferred With Cuba's Highest Distinction". Embassy of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the United States. 10 July 1999. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Former Party Chief receives 65-year Party membership badge". Voice of Vietnam. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- References
- Bolton, Kent (1999): "Domestic Sources of Vietnam's Foreign Policy: Normalizing Relations with the United States". in Thayer, Carlyle A., Amer, Ramses (ed.): Vietnamese Foreign Policy in Transition. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore
- Gainsborough, Martin (2010): Vietnam – Rethinking the State. Zed Books, London & New York
External links
- Vietnam Entering the 21st Century, a 2001 collection of his works in PDF format