Pham Van Dong
Phạm Văn Đồng ( listen; March 1, 1906 – April 29, 2000) was an associate of Hồ Chí Minh. He served as prime minister of North Vietnam from 1955 through 1976, and was prime minister of a unified Vietnam from 1976 until he retired in 1987 under the rule of Lê Duẩn and Nguyễn Văn Linh.
Read more about Pham Van Dong: Early Life, The First Indochina War, 1954 To 1987, Retirement
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