Special announcement: Former General Secretary Le Kha Phieu passes away

ComradeLe Kha Phieu, born on December 27, 1931, in Dong Khe commune, Dong Son district, Thanh Hoa province; permanent residence at 7-36-C1 Ly Nam De, Cua Dong ward, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi city. Participated in revolutionary activities in 1947; joined the Party on June 19, 1949. Member of the Party Central Committee, 7th and 8th terms; Secretary of the Party Central Committee, 7th term; Member of the Politburo, 7th and 8th terms; Standing member, Standing member of the Politburo, 8th term; General Secretary of the Party Central Committee, 8th term (from December 1997 to April 2001). Delegate of the National Assembly, 9th and 10th terms.

After a period of illness, despite the devoted treatment of the Party, the State, a group of professors and doctors, and the wholehearted care of his family, due to old age and serious illness, he passed away at 2:52 a.m. on August 7, 2020 (June 18, Canh Ty year), at his home, at the age of 89.

During more than 70 years of revolutionary activities, Comrade has made many great contributions to the glorious revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. He was awarded the Gold Star Order, the 70-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.

To pay tribute to comrade Le Kha Phieu, the Central Executive 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 comrade Le Kha Phieu with the State funeral rites.

CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF VIETNAM FATHERLAND FRONT

SUMMARY OF BIOGRAPHY
Comrade Le Kha Phieu - former General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam

ComradeLe Kha PhieuBorn on December 27, 1931; Hometown: Dong Khe Commune, Dong Son District, Thanh Hoa Province. Permanent residence at 7-36-C1 Ly Nam De, Cua Dong Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi City. Participated in revolutionary activities in 1947; joined the Party on June 19, 1949.

From 1947 to 1949, he taught popular education in the commune. In June 1949, he was admitted to the Communist Party of Vietnam, in charge of propaganda work, and worked as Chief of the Commune Party Cell Office.

From May 1950 to August 1954, he enlisted, became a soldier, and then held the positions of Squad Leader, Platoon Leader, Deputy Company Political Commissar, Company Political Commissar, Regiment 66, Division 304.

From September 1954 to March 1955, he studied intermediate military and political supplementary course I.

From March 1955 to March 1958, he successively held the positions of Head of the Regiment Organization Subcommittee, Battalion Political Commissar; Deputy Director and then Political Director of Regiment 66, Division 304.

In April 1958, he was a student at the High School of Politics.

From June 1961 to 1966, he successively held the positions of Deputy Head of the Personnel Department, then Head of the Organization Department, Political Department of Division 304; then Deputy Political Commissar, then Political Commissar of Regiment 9, Division 304, Right Bank Military Region, and member of the Division Party Committee.

In July 1967, he entered the Tri Thien battlefield to fight, serving as Political Commissar of Regiment 9. In January 1968, he concurrently served as Regiment Commander of Regiment 9.

In 1970, he was Head of the Organization Department of Tri Thien Military Region.

From October 1971 to February 1974, he served as Deputy Political Commissar of Tri Thien Military Region.

In March 1974, he was the Political Commissar of Tri Thien Military Region (later Army Corps 2), and a member of the Corps Party Committee.

In February 1978, he became Political Commissar, then Deputy Political Commissar and Political Commissar of Military Region 9.

In August 1980, he became Deputy Commander of Politics and Political Commissar of Military Region 9, was elected to the Standing Committee and then Deputy Secretary of the Military Region Party Committee.

In March 1983, he held the position of Political Commissar of Military Region 9.

In April 1984, he became Political Commissar of Command 719 and was promoted to the rank of Major General.

In 1986, he became Deputy Commander of Politics and Political Commissar of Command 719, and then Member and Deputy Secretary of the Personnel Committee of Command 719.

In June 1988, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.

In August 1988, he became Deputy Chief of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army (in charge of organization, personnel, and security).

At the 7th National Party Congress (June 1991), he was elected to the Party Central Committee, assigned as Director of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army, and a member of the Standing Committee of the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission).

At the 3rd Central Executive Committee Conference, 7th term, he was elected to the Central Party Secretariat.

In June 1992, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Lieutenant General.

At the mid-term national conference of the 7th Central Executive Committee (January 1994), he was elected to the Politburo.

At the 8th National Party Congress (June 1996), he continued to be elected as a member of the Party Central Committee and was elected by the Central Committee to the Politburo, was appointed to the Politburo Standing Committee, and was assigned to be a Standing Member of the Politburo and Head of the Central Internal Political Protection Committee.

At the 4th Central Executive Committee Conference, 8th term (December 1997), he was elected General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Secretary of the Central Military Party Committee (now the Central Military Commission).

He was a member of the Party Central Committee of the 7th and 8th terms; Secretary of the Party Central Committee of the 7th term; member of the Politburo of the 7th and 8th terms; member of the Standing Committee and Standing Member of the Politburo of the 8th term; General Secretary of the Party Central Committee of the 8th term (from December 1997 to April 2001). Delegate of the National Assembly of the 9th and 10th terms.

In October 2006, he was on leave from work according to the regime.

Due to his many contributions and outstanding achievements to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation, he was awarded the Gold Star Order by the Party and State; the 70-year Party membership badge and many other noble Vietnamese and international orders and medals.

LIST OF FUNERAL COMMITTEE
Comrade Le Kha Phieu, former General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam

ComradeNguyen 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.

ComradeNguyen Xuan Phuc, Member of the Politburo, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

ComradeNguyen Thi Kim Ngan, Member of the Politburo, Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

ComradeTran Quoc Vuong, Member of the Politburo, Permanent Secretary of the Central Party Secretariat.

ComradeTong Thi Phong, Member of the Politburo, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

ComradePham Minh Chinh, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Organizing Committee.

ComradeVo Van Thuong, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Propaganda Department.

ComradeTruong Thi Mai, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Mass Mobilization Commission.

ComradeNguyen Van Binh, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Economic Commission.

ComradeTruong Hoa Binh, Member of the Politburo, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

ComradePham Binh Minh, Member of the Politburo, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Comrade GeneralNgo Xuan Lich, Member of the Politburo, Minister of National Defense.

Comrade GeneralTo Lam, Member of the Politburo, Minister of Public Security.

ComradeVuong Dinh Hue, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee.

ComradeNguyen Thien Nhan, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee.

ComradeHoang Trung Hai, Member of the Politburo, Deputy Head of the Standing Office of the 13th Party Congress Document Subcommittee.

ComradeTran Thanh Man, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front.

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

ComradeTran Cam Tu, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission.

ComradePhan Dinh Trac, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central Internal Affairs Commission.

ComradeNguyen Van Nen, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Chief of the Party Central Committee Office.

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

ComradeNguyen Xuan Thang, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Council of Theory.

Comrade GeneralDo Ba Ty, Member of the Party Central Committee, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

ComradeDang Thi Ngoc Thinh, Member of the Central Executive Committee, Vice President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

ComradeHoang Binh Quan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Central External Relations Commission.

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

ComradeMai Tien Dung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister, Head of the Government Office.

ComradeDao Viet Trung, Member of the Party Central Committee, Head of the Office of the President.

ComradeNguyen Hanh Phuc,Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary General of the National Assembly, Head of the Office of the National Assembly.

ComradeLe Minh Khai, Member of the Party Central Committee, Government Inspector General.

ComradeLe Vinh Tan, Member of the Party Central Committee, Minister of Home Affairs.

ComradeTrinh Van Chien, Member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Council of Thanh Hoa province.

Comrade GeneralNguyen Van Duoc, President of the Vietnam Veterans Association.

ComradeLe Quoc Phong, Alternate member of the Party Central Committee, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.

ANNOUNCEMENT OF VISITS, MEMORIAL AND FUNERAL
Comrade Le Kha Phieu

Funeral of comradeLe Kha Phieuheld according to the National Funeral ceremony.

Comrade Le Kha Phieu's coffin lies at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.

The funeral of comrade Le Kha Phieu was held at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi, starting from 8:00 a.m. on August 14, 2020 to 12:00 p.m. on August 15, 2020.

The memorial service for comrade Le Kha Phieu will be held at 12:30 pm on August 15, 2020 at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi. The burial ceremony will be at 2:00 pm on the same day at Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi.

At the same time, at Thong Nhat Hall, Ho Chi Minh City and Hall 25B, Quang Trung Street, Thanh Hoa City, Thanh Hoa Province, the Visitation and Memorial Service for Comrade Le Kha Phieu were also held.

Vietnam Television and Voice of Vietnam will broadcast live the funeral, memorial service and burial ceremony of comrade Le Kha Phieu in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Thanh Hoa province.

During the two days of National Mourning (August 14 and 15, 2020), all offices and public places will fly flags at half-mast and all entertainment activities will be suspended.

FUNERAL COMMITTEE