Special announcement on the State Funeral of former President Le Duc Anh

Former President Le Duc Anh. (Photo courtesy - Source Zing.vn)

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front deeply regret to announce:

General Le Duc Anh was born on December 1, 1920 in Loc An commune, Phu Loc district, Thua Thien-Hue province; permanent residence at 5A Hoang Dieu, Quan Thanh ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi city.

Participated in revolutionary activities in 1937; joined the Communist Party of Vietnam in May 1938. Former member of the Central Committee of the Party, terms IV, V, VI, VII, VIII; Secretary of the Central Committee of the Party, term VII; Member of the Politburo, terms V, VI, VII, VIII; Standing Committee of the Politburo, term VIII; President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (from September 1992 to December 1997); Advisor to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (from 1997 to April 2001). National Assembly delegate, terms VI, VIII, IX.

After a period of serious illness, despite the Party, State, professors and doctors' devoted treatment and the wholehearted care of his family, due to old age and serious illness, he passed away at 8:10 p.m. on April 22, 2019 (March 18, Ky Hoi year), at 5A Hoang Dieu, Quan Thanh ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi city.

During more than 80 years of revolutionary activities, he made many great contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation.

He was awarded the Gold Star Order; First Class Military Exploit Order; First Class Feat of Arms Order; 80-year Party membership badge and many other noble Vietnamese and international orders and medals by the Party and State.

Comrade's passing is a great loss to our Party, State and people.

In memory of General Le Duc Anh, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front decided to hold the funeral of General Le Duc Anh with the State funeral rites.

President Le Duc Anh and Vice President of the State Council Nguyen Thi Dinh meet with delegates attending the 7th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, June 24, 1991, in Hanoi. Photo: Minh Dien VNA

Summary of biography of General Le Duc Anh,Former member of the Politburo, former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, former Advisor to the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Comrade Le Duc Anh (alias Nguyen Phu Hoa; Sau Nam), born on December 1, 1920; hometown: Loc An Commune, Phu Loc District, Thua Thien-Hue Province; permanent residence: 5A Hoang Dieu, Quan Thanh Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi City. Participated in revolutionary activities in 1937; joined the Party in May 1938.

Work process

In 1937, he participated in the democratic movement in Phu Vang (Thua Thien Hue province); in May 1938, he was admitted to the Indochinese Communist Party.

In 1939-1943, the enemy terrorized strongly, lost contact, he went to Hoi An, Da Lat, Loc Ninh, Thu Dau Mot to participate in activities in Friendship Associations.

In March 1944, he contacted the organization and was assigned to work in rubber unions in Loc Ninh, Quang Loi, Xa Can, and Xa Cat.

In early 1945, he was assigned the task of organizing loyal forces in the unions, preparing for armed struggle.

In August 1945, he was assigned to command the uprising to seize power in rubber plantations and the two districts of Hon Quan and Bu Dop, Binh Phuoc province. During this time, he joined the Army, commanded the seizure of power in Loc Ninh, participated in the provisional provincial committee, and was in charge of the military in the north of Thu Dau Mot province.

From November 1946 to October 1948, he was Political Commissar of Squadron 1 (later Regiment 301), Regimental Committee Member, and Provincial Committee Member of Thu Dau Mot.

From October 1948 to December 1948, he served as Chief of Staff of Zone 7 and Military Region Commissioner.

From January 1949 to October 1949, he served as Chief of Staff of Zone 8 and Military Region Commissioner.

From November 1949 to May 1950, he served as Chief of Staff of Saigon-Cho Lon Military Region and Military Region Commissioner.

From June 1950 to December 1950, he served as Chief of Staff of Zone 7.

In January 1951, he became Deputy Chief of Staff of the Southern Command.

In May 1955, he was appointed Deputy Director of the Operations Department, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

In October 1957, he was appointed First Deputy Director of the Military Department, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

In December 1958, he was awarded the rank of Colonel of the Vietnam People's Army by the Party and State.

In August 1961, he was appointed Director of the Military Department, General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

In August 1963, he was appointed Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

In August 1965, he was appointed Chief of Staff of the Southern Command and member of the Military Commission of the Region.

In 1968, he held the position of Deputy Commander of the Southern Command and member of the Military Commission of the Region.

In 1969, he held the position of Commander of Zone 9 and Deputy Secretary of the Zone Party Committee.

In 1974, he held the position of Deputy Commander of the Southern Command and member of the Military Commission of the Region. He was promoted by the Party and State from Colonel to Lieutenant General of the Vietnam People's Army (April 1974).

In 1975, he held the position of Deputy Commander of the Ho Chi Minh Campaign and Commander of the Southwest Wing.

In May 1976, he was appointed Commander of Military Region 9 and Secretary of the Military Region Party Committee.

At the 4th National Party Congress (December 1976), he was elected to the Party Central Committee.

In June 1978, he was appointed Commander and Political Commissar of Military Region 7, member of the Central Military Commission.

In January 1981, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Lieutenant General of the Vietnam People's Army by the Party and State.

In June 1981, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Defense and Commander of the Vietnamese Volunteer Army in Cambodia.

At the 5th National Party Congress (March 1982), he was elected to the Party Central Committee and was elected by the Central Committee as a member of the Politburo.

In December 1984, he was promoted to the rank of General of the Vietnam People's Army by the Party and State.

At the 6th National Party Congress (December 1986), he was elected to the Party Central Committee, elected by the Central Committee as a member of the Politburo, holding the positions of Deputy Minister of National Defense, and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

In February 1987, he was appointed Minister of National Defense and Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Party Committee.

At the 7th National Party Congress (June 1991), he continued to be elected to the Party Central Committee, and was elected by the Central Committee as a member of the Politburo and Secretary of the Party Central Committee.

In September 1992, at the first session of the 9th National Assembly, he was elected President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

At the 8th National Party Congress (June 1996), he was re-elected to the Party Central Committee and elected by the Central Committee to the Politburo, serving as a member of the Politburo Standing Committee.

In December 1997, at the 4th Conference of the Party Central Committee, 8th tenure, he resigned from the Party Central Committee, resigned from the position of President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and was honored by the Party Central Committee as Advisor to the Party Central Committee until April 2001.

He was a member of the Party Central Committee of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th terms; Secretary of the Party Central Committee of the 7th term; member of the Politburo of the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th terms; Standing member of the Politburo of the 8th term; President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (from September 1992 to December 1997); Advisor to the Party Central Committee (from 1997 to April 2001); National Assembly Delegate of the 6th, 8th, and 9th terms.

For his great contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, he was awarded the Gold Star Order by the Party and the State; the First Class Military Exploit Order; the First Class Feat of Arms Order; the 80-year Party membership badge and many other noble Vietnamese and international orders and medals.

List of the Funeral Committee of General Le Duc Anh, former member of the Politburo, former President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, former Advisor to the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

1. Comrade Nguyen Phu Trong, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Head of the Funeral Committee.

2. Comrade Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Politburo member, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

3. Comrade Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Politburo member, Chairwoman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

4. Comrade Tran Quoc Vuong, Politburo member, Permanent member of the Secretariat.

5. Comrade Tong Thi Phong, Politburo member, Permanent Vice President of the National Assembly.

6. Comrade Pham Minh Chinh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organization Commission.

7. Comrade Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department.

8. Comrade Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission.

9. Comrade Nguyen Van Binh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Economic Commission.

10. Comrade Truong Hoa Binh, Politburo member, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government.

11. Comrade Pham Binh Minh, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

12. Comrade Vuong Dinh Hue, Politburo member, Deputy Prime Minister.

13. General Ngo Xuan Lich, Politburo member, Minister of National Defense.

14. General To Lam, Politburo member, Minister of Public Security.

15. Comrade Hoang Trung Hai, Politburo member, Secretary of Hanoi Party Committee.

16. Comrade Nguyen Thien Nhan, Politburo member, Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.

17. Comrade Tran Thanh Man, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

18. Comrade General Luong Cuong, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

19. Comrade Nguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office.

20. Comrade Nguyen Hoa Binh, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court.

21. Comrade Phan Dinh Trac, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission.

22. Comrade Nguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council.

23. Comrade Tran Cam Tu, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission.

24. Comrade Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice President.

25. Comrade General Do Ba Ty, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly.

26. Comrade Hoang Binh Quan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission.

27. Comrade Le Minh Tri, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Procuracy.

28. Comrade Mai Tien Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Head of the Government Office.

29. Comrade Dao Viet Trung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Office of the President.

30. Comrade Nguyen Hanh Phuc, Member of the Party Central Committee, Member of the National Assembly Standing Committee, Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the National Assembly Office.

31. Comrade Le Vinh Tan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Home Affairs.

32. Comrade Bui Van Cuong, Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor.

33. Comrade Thao Xuan Sung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Vietnam Farmers' Union.

34. Comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Ha, Member of the Party Central Committee, President of the Vietnam Women's Union.

35. Comrade Le Truong Luu, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Thua Thien-Hue province.

36. Lieutenant General Vo Minh Luong, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 7.

37. Major General Huynh Chien Thang, Member of the Party Central Committee, Commander of Military Region 9.

38. Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Duoc, Chairman of the Vietnam Veterans Association.

39. Comrade Le Quoc Phong, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

Notice of the Funeral, Memorial Service and Burial of General Le Duc Anh

The funeral of General Le Duc Anh was held according to the State funeral protocol.

The coffin of General Le Duc Anh lies at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.

The funeral of General Le Duc Anh will take place from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on May 3, 2019, at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.

Memorial service for General Le Duc Anh from 11:00 a.m. on the same day, May 3, 2019, at the National Funeral Home No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.

Funeral from 5:00 p.m. on May 3, 2019 at Ho Chi Minh City Cemetery.

At the same time, the Ho Chi Minh City Reunification Hall and the Thua Thien-Hue Provincial People's Committee Hall will also hold a memorial service and a burial service for General Le Duc Anh. Vietnam Television and Voice of Vietnam will broadcast live the memorial service and burial service for General Le Duc Anh in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

During the two days of National Mourning (May 3 and May 4, 2019), all offices and public places will fly flags at half-mast and all entertainment activities will be suspended.