Tôn Đức Thắng, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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President of North Vietnam
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Place of Birth: Long Xuyên, An Giang, Vietnam
About Tôn Đức Thắng
- Tôn Ð?c Th?ng (August 20, 1888 – March 30, 1980) was the second and last president of North Vietnam and the first president of the reunified Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Du?n.
- The position of president is ceremonial and Th?ng was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo, Vietnam's ruling council.
- He served as president, initially of North Vietnam from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980.
- Tôn Ð?c Th?ng was a key Vietnamese nationalist and Communist political figure, was chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee 1955–1960 and served as the vice president to H? Chí Minh from 1960 to 1969.
- He died at the age of 91, he was the oldest head of a state with the title "president" (subsequently surpassed by Hastings Banda).
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