Trường Chinh

Trường Chinh (Vietnamese: [ʈɨ̂əŋ ciŋ̟]; 9 February 1907, Xuân Trường District, Nam Định Province – 30 September 1988, Hanoi) was a Vietnamese communist political leader and theoretician. He was one of the key figures of Vietnamese politics.^[1]

His Excellency Trường Chinh
Trường Chinh in 1955
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office 14 July 1986 – 18 December 1986
Preceded by	Lê Duẩn
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn Linh
In office 9 November 1940 – 5 October 1956
Preceded by	Nguyễn Văn Cừ
Succeeded by	Ho Chi Minh
Secretary of the Central Military–Party Committee of the Communist Party
In office 14 July 1986 – 18 December 1986
Preceded by	Văn Tiến Dũng
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn Linh
2nd Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam
In office 4 July 1981 – 18 June 1987
Preceded by	Tôn Đức Thắng
Succeeded by	Võ Chí Công
Chairman of the National Assembly
In office 15 July 1960 – 4 July 1981
Preceded by	Tôn Đức Thắng
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Hữu Thọ
Member of the Politburo
In office 1951–1986
Personal details
Born	(1907-02-09)9 February 1907 Xuân Trường District, Nam Định Province, Indochina
Died	30 September 1988(1988-09-30) (aged 81) Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Nationality	Vietnamese
Political party	Communist Party of Vietnam (1930–1987)