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Lê Duẩn

1907–1986 · 20th century · Also known as Le Duan

Lê Duẩn was a Vietnamese communist leader who served as first secretary, later general secretary, of the Communist Party from 1960 until his death in 1986. He was the main architect of the war to reunify Vietnam by force and led the country after Ho Chi Minh's death, through the fall of Saigon in 1975, reunification in 1976 and the wars with Cambodia and China in 1978–1979.

Lê Duẩn
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Lê Duẩn. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/le-duan
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The Epoch Institute. “Lê Duẩn.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/le-duan.
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