Lê Hồng Phong

Lê Hồng Phong
Informal leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office
27 October 1931  26 July 1936
Preceded by Trần Phú
Succeeded by Hà Huy Tập
Personal details
Born 6 September 1902
Nghệ An Province, French Indochina
Died September 2, 1942(1942-09-02) (aged 40)
Côn Đảo, French Indochina
Political party Communist Party of Vietnam

Lê Hồng Phong (1902-1942) was the second leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV); he led the party through the office of General Secretary of the Overseas Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[1] The Overseas Executive Committee was the only body of the CPV left intact after increased repression by the French authorities in Indochina.

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References

  1. Vietnamese Royal Exile in Japan Page 114
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