Lê Khả Phiêu
Lê Khả Phiêu (27 December 1931 – 7 August 2020) was a Vietnamese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from December 1997 to April 2001. [1]
Lê Khả Phiêu | |
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| General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| In office 26 December 1997 – 22 April 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Đỗ Mười |
| Succeeded by | Nông Đức Mạnh |
| 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 |
| Chairman of the General Political Department of the People's Army | |
| In office September 1991 – December 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Quyết |
| Succeeded by | Phạm Thanh Ngân |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1931 Thanh Hóa Province |
| Died | 7 August 2020 (aged 88) Hanoi |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (1949-2001) |
Early life
Lê Khả Phiêu was in the Vietnam People's Army during the First and Second Indochina Wars, join in the Cambodian war, and was Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army.[2]
Political career
Lê Khả Phiêu has previously been viewed as a conservative.[3] However, this categorization has been challenged by historian Martin Gainsborough, who notes that Lê Khả Phiêu made some remarkably outspoken comments about problems in the party before the Tenth Party Congress. Lê Khả Phiêu criticized what he called 'illness of partyization' (bệnh đảng hoá), meaning that the Party controls everything.[4] Lê Khả Phiêu was a protégé of his predecessor, Đỗ Mười.[5] He was elevated to the Politburo in the early 1990s.[6]
Death
Lê Khả Phiêu died on August 7, 2020 in Hanoi, at age 88.[7]
Lê Khả Phiêu Media
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References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Former leader Lê Khả Phiêu passes away, aged 89". Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-08.