Nguyen Van Linh

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This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Nguyễn, but is often simplified as Nguyen in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Linh.

Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915-1998) was a political leader of the National Front for the Liberation of Vietnam during the Vietnam-American War. He was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991.

Preceded by
Truong Chinh
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
1986–1991
Succeeded by
Do Muoi
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