Vietnamese Leaders: Brief Historu of Le Duan

       Le Daun

 

Born: April 7, 1908

Died: July 10, 1986

Place of Birth: Quang Tri, Vietnam

Place of Death: Hanoi, Vietnam

 



       Le Daun was a very major political leader in North Vietnam during the war, and was the principal leader of post-war Vietnam.  Le Daun was one of the founder of Vietnamese Communism dating back all the way to the 1930s!  However, Le Daun was more experienced in leading a political party, thus when he came political power in Vietnam, he lacked government experience. 

       Little is known of Le Daun's early life, but many historians believe that he may have been part Chinese, which indicates why he never talked or wrote about his childhood.  Le Daun also was not his birth name, it was given to him.  Historians do not know his birth name.