Do Muoi

Đỗ Mười
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
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Born	2 February 1917 (1917-02-02) (age 94) Thanh Trì, Hanoi, Vietnam

Đỗ Mười (born February 2, 1917, in Thanh Trì, Hanoi) was the Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Viet Nam from 1991 to 1997, and Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1988 to 1991.

Biography

In what was called the Socialist Republic of Vietnam’s (SRV) biggest leadership shake-up in five years, Đỗ Mười was elected the Communist Party’s Secretary-General replacing Nguyễn Văn Linh, 75, in 1991. The election on June 27, 1991, replaced seven of the 12 men in the ruling Politburo and a similar personnel housecleaning took place in the Party's Central Committee. Like Linh, Đỗ Mười advocated reforming the marketplace without fundamentally altering the political system (Đổi mới reforms). Party officials made clear that Linh was retiring because of poor health and was not being ousted.^[1]

Đỗ Mười was made Prime Minister (referred to as "Chairman of the Ministers' Council" at that time) of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam in June 1988, capping a 35-year career in the state bureaucracy. As Prime Minister, he became increasingly identified with the forces of conservatism at the highest level of leadership. In 1991, he became Secretary-General of the Communist Party.

Đỗ Mười retired from Communist Party leadership in 1998 and was the Advisor of the Party's Central Committee from December 1997 to 2001.

References

1. ^ Do Muoi Leads Viet Party

Preceded by Nguyễn Văn Linh

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam 1991–1997

Succeeded by Lê Khả Phiêu

Preceded by Võ Văn Kiệt - acting

Prime Minister of Vietnam 1988–1991

Succeeded by Võ Văn Kiệt

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Name	Do, Muoi
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Date of birth	February 2, 1917
Place of birth	Thanh Trì, Hanoi, Vietnam
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