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Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ swən˧˧ fʊwk͡p̚˧˦]; born 20 July 1954) is a Vietnamese former politician who served as the 11th president of Vietnam from 2021 until his resignation in 2023 amidst a series of corruption scandals.
Under Tam's watch as Vietnam’s top security boss, civil society faced further curbs, foreign aid restrictions introduced in 2021 were tightened in 2023, the country jailed climate activists, and ...
Hồ Chí Minh, the first president, became president in 1945 after Vietnam's declaration of independence. Tô Lâm is the shortest-serving president, with 152 days (from May 22, 2024 to October 21, 2024) if not counting interim presidents. Hồ Chí Minh had the longest time as president, with 24 years from 1945 to his death in 1969.
HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnamese President To Lam was named on Saturday to the nation's top position, general secretary of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam, replacing Nguyen Phu Trong, who died ...
Communist Party of Vietnam: President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; 5 Lê Đức Anh (1920–2019) 22 September 1992 24 September 1997 5 years, 2 days Communist Party of Vietnam: 6 Trần Đức Lương (born 1937) 24 September 1997 27 June 2006 8 years, 276 days Communist Party of Vietnam: 7 Nguyễn Minh Triết (born 1942) 27 June 2006
Lam, a former head of internal security, has been widely seen as a top candidate to replace Trong when his term ends in 2026. Vietnam's President Lam takes party chief duties as Trong focuses on ...
If the president becomes unable to discharge duties of office, the vice president will assume the acting presidency on an interim basis until the president resumes duty, or until the election of a new president by the National Assembly. Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân served as acting president of Vietnam twice, in 2023 and 2024.
By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio (Reuters) -Vietnam's President To Lam pledged to boost the domestic tech economy, as he met top U.S. firms in New York, including Meta, which pledged to ...