Lê Đức Thọ

Lê Đức Thọ
Head of the Central Organizing Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office
1976–1980
Preceded byLê Văn Lương
Succeeded byNguyễn Đức Tâm
In office
1956–1973
Preceded byLê Văn Lương
Succeeded byLê Văn Lương
Personal details
Born
Phan Đình Khải

(1911-10-14)14 October 1911
Nam Định Province, French Indochina
Died13 October 1990(1990-10-13) (aged 78)
Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam

Lê Đức Thọ (audio speaker iconlisten; 14 October 1911 – 13 October 1990),[1] born Phan Đình Khải in Hà Nam Province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary, general, diplomat, and politician.[2] He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973.[1] He declined it saying he would not accept it until “peace is truly established.”[3] Tho died on October 13, 1990 in Hanoi, Vietnam 1990.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Le Duc Tho Biography". Bio/A&E Television Networks, LLC. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ↑ Bruce M. Lockhart, William J. Duiker Historical Dictionary of Vietnam 2006 entry p.202 Lê Đức Thọ
  3. ↑ "1973 Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho awarded Nobel Peace Prize". This Day in History. HIstory?A&E Television Networks, LLC. Retrieved 15 July 2015.