Trường Chinh

Trường Chinh (Vietnamese: [ʈɨ̂əŋ ciŋ̟]; 9 February 1907, Xuân Trường District, Nam Định Province – 30 September 1988, Hanoi) was a Vietnamese communist political leader and theoretician. He was one of the key figures of Vietnamese politics.

His Excellency Trường Chinh
Trường Chinh in 1955
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office 14 July 1986 – 18 December 1986
Preceded by	Lê Duẩn
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn Linh
In office 9 November 1940 – 5 October 1956
Preceded by	Nguyễn Văn Cừ
Succeeded by	Ho Chi Minh
Secretary of the Central Military–Party Committee of the Communist Party
In office 14 July 1986 – 18 December 1986
Preceded by	Văn Tiến Dũng
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn Linh
2nd Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam
In office 4 July 1981 – 18 June 1987
Preceded by	Tôn Đức Thắng
Succeeded by	Võ Chí Công
Chairman of the National Assembly
In office 15 July 1960 – 4 July 1981
Preceded by	Tôn Đức Thắng
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
Member of the Politburo
In office 1951–1986
Personal details
Born	(1907-02-09)9 February 1907 Xuân Trường District, Nam Định Province, Indochina
Died	30 September 1988(1988-09-30) (aged 81) Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam (1930–1987)

Trường Chinh Media

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  Trường Chinh (center) with his classmates in Thành Chung secondary school

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  Mugshot of Trường Chinh at Hỏa Lò prison after his arrest

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  Hồ Chí Minh, founder and leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

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  Trường Chinh: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1941-56, 1986)

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  Trường Chinh (far left) and Lê Duẩn with Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu from the Socialist Republic of Romania in 1978.

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  Vietnam Hero of Labor ribbon

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  Ribbon bars of the Order of Klement Gottwald

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  OrderofLeninribbonbar

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  Order october revolution rib

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