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Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passes away

Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passes away

Friday, July 19, 2024, 18:04 GMT+7
Vietnam's Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong passes away
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 1:38 pm on July 19, 2024 in Hanoi.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at 1:38 pm on July 19, 2024 in Hanoi, Nhan Dan (People) newspaper cited information from the Central Committee on Health Care for Senior Governmental Officials.

The Party chief drew his last breath at Military Central Hospital 108 despite the efforts of leading doctors and healthcare experts to treat his serrious illness, Nhan Dan reported, quoting the same source.

General Secretary Trong was born in 1944.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front will issue a special announcement regarding the organization of the State Funeral for comrade Nguyen Phu Trong.

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