Tôn Đức Thắng
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Tôn Đức Thắng was the second President of Vietnam under the leadership of Communist Party General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or ev
Tôn Đức Thắng in 1956
Hồ Chí Minh (seated, r) with Tôn Đức Thắng (seated, l) and other senior members of the Viet Minh, liberated zone, northern Vietnam, 1948.
Tôn Đức Thắng Museum in Ho Chi Minh City
North Vietnam
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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
Tôn Đức Thắng
…is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo, Vietnam's ruling council. He served as president, initially of Democratic Republic of Vietnam from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980. Known in Vietnam as Uncle Tôn (Bác Tôn), Tôn Đức Thắng was a Vietnamese…
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