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150:Succeeded by
142:
127:
108:Trường Chinh
103:Succeeded by
80:
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32:
28:
1353:1996 deaths
1348:1910 births
1322:(2021–2024)
1316:(2016–2021)
1310:(2011–2016)
1304:(2006–2011)
1298:(2001–2006)
1292:(1992–2001)
1286:(1987–1992)
1280:(1981–1987)
1274:(1960–1981)
1268:(1955–1960)
1262:(1946–1955)
1154:Chu Huy Mân
1062:(2023–2024)
1050:(2021–2023)
1044:(2018–2021)
1032:(2016–2018)
1026:(2011–2016)
1020:(2006–2011)
1014:(1997–2006)
1008:(1992–1997)
1000:Võ Chí Công
982:(1980–1981)
976:(1976–1980)
935:(1969–1976)
872:(1955–1975)
840:(1949–1955)
819:Ho Chi Minh
805:(1945–1976)
503:Cochinchina
454:, in which
448:Vietnam War
350:(1949–1994)
334:Nationality
223:Preceded by
181:Preceded by
138:Preceded by
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1342:Categories
1006:Lê Đức Anh
769:since 1945
715:1976–1992
682:1975–1976
582:References
338:Vietnamese
293:1910-07-10
37:given name
1158:Xuân Thủy
674:President
556:in 1976.
436:Viet Cong
397:Indochina
257:In office
213:In office
171:In office
128:In office
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1086:military
382:Chairman
19:In this
1328:(2024–)
1204:(2021–)
969:Vietnam
855:Bảo Đại
793:Bảo Đại
378:Hữu Thọ
328:Vietnam
25:surname
1256:(1946)
1083:acting
1072:Tô Lâm
1068:(2024)
1056:(2023)
1038:(2018)
778:(1945)
542:SPEECH
376:Nguyễn
355:Awards
33:Nguyen
29:Nguyễn
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314:Died
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41:Thọ
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