Đoàn Khuê

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Đoàn Khuê
Born	29 October 1923 Tan Trieu Phong, French Indochina
Died	16 January 1998 (aged 74–75) Hanoi, Vietnam
Allegiance	Vietnam
Service/branch	Vietnam People's Army (Viet Minh, North Vietnamese Army)
Years of service	1945-1997
Rank	General
Commands held	Việt Minh Vietnam People's Army
Battles/wars	First Indochina War, Vietnam War
Awards	Gold Star Order Order of Ho Chi Minh Resolution for Victory Order Feat Order Military Exploit Order
Other work	General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Minister of Defense

Đoàn Khuê
6th Minister of Defence
In office 1991–1997
Prime Minister	Đỗ Mười/Võ Văn Kiệt
Preceded by	Lê Đức Anh
Succeeded by	Phạm Văn Trà

Đoàn Khuê (Triệu Phong, 29 October 1923 – 1999), was a Vietnamese general and minister of defence till 1997.^[1]

Đoàn was born on 29 October 1923 in Tan Trieu Phong, Zhao Township, Quảng Trị Province and joined the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1945 and served as the military Commissioner of the provincial party Committee.

Military career

Đoàn held various positions during the resistance against French rule (First Indochina War): Political Commissar Deputy Regiment Political Commissar).

Other positions held included:

Political Commissar of the 351st Division Artillery of the Viet Minh
Deputy Political Commissar of 3rd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)
Commander of 5th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army) (1977–80)
Commander of volunteer Army of Vietnam in Cambodia

From 1987 to 1991 he was the Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.

Promotions

Major General 1974
Lieutenant General 1980
Colonel General 1984
General 1990

Political career

Đoàn served as Minister of Defense from 1991 to 1997 under Prime Ministers Đỗ Mười and Võ Văn Kiệt.

Awards

State of Vietnam Gold Star (posthumously)
Vietnam Medal of Honor
2 first-class Victory Medal
Order of Victory, first class
Order of the Resistance

Personal

He has two other siblings:

Đoàn Chương, Minister of military strategy
Đoàn Thúy, Army Captain

References

↑ Đại tướng Đoàn Khuê Vịên lịch sử quân ṣư Vịêt Nam - 2002 Reminiscences of General Đoàn Khuê, 1923-1999; Includes biographical sketch; collection of articles.

Preceded by Lê Đức Anh	Vietnamese Minister of Defense 1991-1997	Succeeded by Lê Đức Anh

v t e Generals of the Vietnam People's Army

Lê Đức Anh Lê Văn Dũng Văn Tiến Dũng Võ Nguyên Giáp Đoàn Khuê Chu Huy Mân Nguyễn Quyết Lê Trọng Tấn Hoàng Văn Thái Nguyễn Chí Thanh Phùng Quang Thanh Phạm Văn Trà

v t e Chiefs of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army

Hoàng Văn Thái (1945–53, 1954) Văn Tiến Dũng (1953–54, 1954–78) Lê Trọng Tấn (1978–86) Lê Đức Anh (1986–87) Đoàn Khuê (1987–91) Dao Dinh Luyen (1991–95) Phạm Văn Trà (1995–97) Dao Trong Lich (1997–98) Le Van Dung (1998–2001) Phùng Quang Thanh (2001–06) Nguyen Khac Nghien (2006–10) Do Ba Tỵ (2010-present)

v t e Ministers of Defence

Chu Văn Tấn (1945–1946) Phan Anh (1946) Võ Nguyên Giáp (1946–1947) Tạ Quang Bửu (1947–1948) Võ Nguyên Giáp (1948–1976) Trần Nam Trung (1969–1976) Võ Nguyên Giáp (1976–1980) Văn Tiến Dũng (1980–1987) Lê Đức Anh (1987–1991) Đoàn Khuê (1991–1997) Phạm Văn Trà (1997–2006) Phùng Quang Thanh (2006–present)

Persondata
Name	Đoàn, Khue
Alternative names
Short description	Vietnamese general and politician
Date of birth	29 October 1923
Place of birth	Tan Trieu Phong, French Indochina
Date of death	16 January 1999
Place of death	Hanoi, Vietnam

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