“a country without discipline would be chaotic and unstable ... . We need to balance democracy and law and order”
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Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Nguyễn Phú Trọng was a Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death. As the head of the party's Secretariat, Politburo and Central Military Commission, Trọng was Vietnam's paramount leader. From 2018 to 2021, he also served concurrently as the tenth president of Vietnam.
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politics · Leader of Vietnam from 2011 to 2024 · politician · also Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Trọng
Born 14 April 1944 · Died 19 July 2024 · Q318458
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2026· 1 entry
2024· 19 entries
Yahoo: In ‘bamboo diplomacy,’ late Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong left a path for smaller nations to navigate great-power rivalries
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VietNamNet: Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng mãi mãi thuộc về Tổ quốc và nhân dân
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24h: Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng về với đất mẹ
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Kenh14: Lễ truy điệu và Lễ an táng Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng
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Kenh14: Nghệ sĩ xếp hàng viếng Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng
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BBC: Ông Nguyễn Phú Trọng qua đời: 'Lò' có tiếp tục cháy?
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LEADERSHIP Newspaper: Tinubu Condoles Vietnam Over Nguyễn Phú Trọng’s Death
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Radio France Internationale: Tổng bí thư ĐCS Nguyễn Phú Trọng từ trần : Việt Nam để quốc tang 2 ngày
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24h: Những phát ngôn ấn tượng của Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng về công tác phòng chống tham nhũng, tiêu cực
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Cfr.org: What Nguyen Phu Trong’s Death Means for Vietnam
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Asia News: With Nguyễn Phú Trọng’s death, Tô Lâm is increasingly alone in command
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Washington Post: Nguyen Phu Trong, who led Vietnam’s outreach and crackdowns, dies at 80
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Yahoo: Vietnam's general secretary and former president Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80
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Fox News: Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's top Communist Party leader, dead at 80
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Washington Times: Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country’s most powerful leader, dies at age 80
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Died 2024-07-19.
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VietNamNet: Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's legacy of service and integrity
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Awarded Gold Star Order (2024).
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Radio France Internationale: Việt Nam: Tổng bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng xuất hiện trở lại sau gần 3 tuần vắng mặt
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2022· 4 entries
BBC: Tổng Bí thư Nguyễn Phú Trọng và những lần “đau xót khi kỷ luật đồng chí”
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Won Friendship Medal (2022).
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Won: China with Foreign (October 2022).
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Writing that "The reality is that the democratic institutions according to the 'liberal democracy' formula that the West tries to promote and impose on the world do not ensure that power truly belongs to the people, by t
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2021· 2 entries
Won: Communist Party of the Russian Federation (December 2021).
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Was re-elected as general secretary, becoming the third leader of Vietnam to secure a third term (after Hồ Chí Minh and Lê Duẩn), and was succeeded by Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as president
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2018· 2 entries
Following the death of President Trần Đại Quang, becoming the third person to simultaneously head the party and state after Hồ Chí Minh (in North Vietnam only) and Trường Chinh
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Career landmark: President of Vietnam (2018–2021).
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2016· 1 entry
Trọng launched a large-scale campaign against corruption
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2015· 1 entry
Trọng paid a state visit to China, where he met General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping
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2012· 2 entries
Won: Cuba with Foreign (April 2012).
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Urged the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to adopt Resolution No
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2011· 4 entries
At the 11th National Congress, making him the top leader of Vietnam
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Career landmark: General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–2024).
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Career landmark: Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam (2011–2024).
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And was re-elected at the 12th National Congress in 2016
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2007· 1 entry
Won: Laos with Foreign (September 2007).
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2006· 1 entry
Career landmark: Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam (2006–2011).
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2002· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the National Assembly of Vietnam (2002–2024).
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2000· 1 entry
Career landmark: Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee (2000–2006).
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1994· 1 entry
Its Politburo in 1997 and Vietnam's National Assembly in 2002
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1992· 1 entry
Nguyễn Phú Trọng was promoted to Associate Professor and in 2002 was promoted to Professor
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1981· 1 entry
To study at the Academy of Sciences and received a Candidate of Sciences degree in history in 1983
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1973· 1 entry
He had a daughter, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngọc (born in 1973), and a son, Nguyễn Trọng Trường (born in 1976), both of whom work as government employees.
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1967· 1 entry
And rose through the section devoted to political work
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1944· 1 entry
Born 1944-04-14.
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