Phạm Văn Đồng was a Vietnamese politician who served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1955 to 1976. He later served as Prime Minister of Vietnam, following reunification of North and South Viet
Đồng in 1972
Phạm Văn Đồng (first row, far right) watches a football game with Hồ Chí Minh (front row, second from left) and Trường Chinh (second row, second from left) at Hàng Đẫy Stadium, Hanoi, 24 August 1958
The Democratic Republic of Vietnam was a country in Southeast Asia from 1945 to 1976, with sovereignty recognized in July 1954, after which it became commonly known as North Vietnam. A member of the c
Phạm Văn Đồng
…After Ho Chi Minh rose to power during the August Revolution in 1945, Đồng was appointed minister of finance of the newly established government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV), a position he occupied until 1946. Before he assumed the position of Minister of Finance, on May 31, 1946, Đồng was the head of the delegation of the…
Ho Chi Minh declaring independence at Ba Dinh Square on September 2nd, 1945
The DRV coalition government in early 1946
First Nationwide Congress of Emulation Fighters, 1952
Ho Chi Minh (seated, right) with Tôn Đức Thắng (seated, left) and other DRV leaders in a liberated zone of northern Vietnam during the First Indochina War.