Văn Tiến Dũng

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In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Văn, but is often simplified to Van in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Dũng.

Central Military–Party Committee of the Communist Party
In office
1984–1986
Preceded byLê Duẩn
Succeeded byTrường Chinh
6th Minister of Defence
In office
February 1980 – February 1987
Preceded byVõ Nguyên Giáp
Succeeded byLê Đức Anh
2nd Chief of General Staff
In office
1953–1954
Preceded byHoàng Văn Thái
Succeeded byHoàng Văn Thái
In office
1954–1978
Preceded byHoàng Văn Thái
Succeeded byLê Trọng Tấn
Member of the Politburo
In office
20 December 1976 – 18 December 1986
Personal details
Born(1917-05-02)2 May 1917
Vietnam People's Army
Battles/wars

Văn Tiến Dũng (Vietnamese:

Socialist Republic of Vietnam defense minister (1980–87).[1]

Military career

Born in Cổ Nhuế commune,

Hà Nội of Tonkin (French protectorate) to a craftsman family, Văn Tiến Dũng took part democracy movements and public struggles of Hà Nội workers since 1936, joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1937. He was imprisoned by French colonial three times and escaped from prisons successfully two times between 1939 and 1944.[2]

In

Hòa Bình, Ninh Bình and Thanh Hóa. In 1951, he was appointed to the commander cum commissar of newly formed Brigade 320. By November 1953 during the First Indochina War, he rose to Chief of Staff of the Vietnam People's Army under General Võ Nguyên Giáp prior to the siege of Điện Biên Phủ in 1954.[3]

He commanded the vital Tri-Thien-Hue Front during the 1972 Easter Offensive, replacing his mentor as PAVN commander in chief in 1974, when the Vietnam War against the Americans and South Vietnamese evolved from a guerrilla struggle into a more conventional war. [4][5][6][7]

Dũng planned and commanded the

People's Republic of China in 1979.[9][10][11][12] He was appointed defence minister in 1980. He retired in December 1986 at the 6th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam
.

Văn Tiến Dũng died on 17 March 2002 in Hanoi, at the age of 84.[13]

References

Notes

  1. ^ "LAST DAYS IN VIETNAM – the chaotic end of one hell of a war"..
  2. ^ "General Văn Tiến Dũng". hoalo.vn. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  3. ^ "Minister Văn Tiến Dũng". mod.gov.vn. Retrieved 2024-04-23.
  4. ^ Michael Lee Lanning and Dan Cragg, Inside the VC and the NVA: The Real Story of North Vietnam's Armed Forces (Texas A&M University Press, 2008)
  5. ^ Mai Elliott, RAND in Southeast Asia: A History of the Vietnam War Era (Rand Corporation, 2010) p525
  6. ^ Colonel General Trần Văn Trà (February 1983). "Vietnam: A History of the Bulwark B-2 Theater Translation of Kết thúc cuộc chiến tranh 30 năm." (PDF). United States. Joint Publications Research Service. Retrieved 2015-10-14.
  7. ^ "REUNIFICATION GAME THAT BROUGHT NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAM TOGETHER". 16 November 2017..
  8. ^ "Audio Slideshow: Black April". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
  9. ^ "China "Should Learn from its Losses" in the War against Vietnam" from "August 1" Radio, People's republic of China, 1400 GMT, February 17, 1980, as reported by BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 22 February 1980
  10. ^ Xiabing Li. A History of the Modern Chinese Army. University Press of Kentucky. Retrieved 2014-07-09.
  11. ^ soha.vn/quan-su/bien-gioi-phia-bac-1979-30-ngay-khong-the-nao-quen-1-20150216095114962.htm
  12. ^ Cambodia – The Fall of Democratic Kampuchea. U.S. Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Văn Tiến Dũng, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death". www.bornglorious.com. Retrieved 2022-09-15.

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