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Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies at 80
One of Vietnam's most powerful leaders, he oversaw the economy's supercharged growth.
BBC News
Nguyễn Phú Trọng was a Vietnamese politician and communist theorist who served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024. As the head of the party's Secretariat, Politburo and Central Military Commission, Trọng was considered Vietnam's paramount leader. From 2018 to 2021, he also served concurrently as president of Vietnam.
One of Vietnam's most powerful leaders, he oversaw the economy's supercharged growth.