Le Duc Anh
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- This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Lê, but is often simplified as Le in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Anh.
| Lê Ðức Anh | |
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| In office 1992 – 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Võ Chí Công |
| Succeeded by | Trần Đức Lương |
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| Born | December 1, 1920 Thừa Thiên-Huế province |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Lê Đức Anh (b. 1 December 1920) is a former president of Vietnam. He was president from 1992 until 1997. He is a former soldier and regarded as a conservative who maintained tight party control over domestic policies.
A long-standing member of the Vietnamese Communist Party, he led Vietcong combat units during the Vietnam War. Later he entered politics and he held a succession of government posts before being elected to the new post of state president, replacing a collective presidency, in September 1992. He stepped down as president at the October 1997 communist party congress and was replaced by Trần Đức Lương.
In 1996 he was hospitalized after a major stroke, but later recovered. He was born in Thừa Thiên-Huế province.
| Preceded by Võ Chí Công |
President of Vietnam 1992–1997 |
Succeeded by Trần Đức Lương |
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