Phùng Quang Thanh

Phùng Quang Thanh (2 February 1949 – 11 September 2021) was Vietnamese politician and general. Phùng Quang Thanh was an officer of the Vietnam People's Army and a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

Phùng Quang Thanh
General Phùng Quang Thanh
10th Minister of Defence
In office 28 June 2006 – 8 April 2016
President	Nguyễn Minh Triết Trương Tấn Sang Trần Đại Quang
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc
Preceded by	Phạm Văn Trà
Succeeded by	Ngô Xuân Lịch
Member of the Politburo
In office 25 April 2006 – 28 January 2016
10th Chief of the General Staff
In office May 2001 – August 2006
President	Trần Đức Lương Nguyễn Minh Triết
Preceded by	Lê Văn Dũng
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Khắc Nghiên
Personal details
Born	(1949-02-02)2 February 1949 Mê Linh, Hanoi, Vietnam
Died	11 September 2021(2021-09-11) (aged 72) Ba Đình, Hanoi, Vietnam
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam
Alma mater	Voroshilov Academy Military Academy of Vietnam
Awards	Hero of the People's Armed Forces Glorious Fighter Medal Vietnam Feat Order
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Military service
Allegiance	Vietnam
Branch/service	Vietnam People's Army
Years of service	1967–2016
Rank	Army General (ru:генерал армии)
Battles/wars	Vietnam War

Thahn died on 11 September 2021 in Hanoi, Vietnam from lung cancer at the age of 72.^[1]