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Tôn Đức Thắng

Tôn Đức Thắng
Tôn Đức Thắng, Vietnamese politician, 2nd President of Vietnam (d. 1980)

Tôn Đức Thắng was the second president of Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo, Vietnam's ruling council. He served as president, initially of North Vietnam from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980.

20 August 1888

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