Trần Đức Lương
Trần Đức Lương (Vietnamese: [t͡ɕən˨˩ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦ lɨəŋ˧˧]; 5 May 1937 – 20 May 2025) was a Vietnamese politician who served as the sixth President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.
Trần Đức Lương
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- Born
- 1937.
- Died
- 2025.
- Nationality
- Vietnam.
- Occupation
- politician and cartographer.
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Trần Đức Lương (Vietnamese: [t͡ɕən˨˩ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦ lɨəŋ˧˧]; 5 May 1937 – 20 May 2025) was a Vietnamese politician who served as the sixth President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006.
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Trần Đức Lương (1937–2025) was a cartographer and politician, of Vietnamese nationality. The cartographer was born in Quảng Ngãi and died in Hanoi. Trần Đức Lương was educated at Hanoi University of Mining and Geology.
Languages used include Vietnamese. Honours include Gold Star Order and Order of Friendship.
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Early life
Early life
Trần Đức Lương was born in Đức Phổ District, Quảng Ngãi Province and relocated to Hanoi after graduating from high school in 1954. He studied geology at Hanoi University of Mining and Geology.
Career
Career
Lương joined the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1959, and became a functionary of the party in the 1970s. In 1987, he became Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam. Member of the Politburo since June 1996, Trần Đức Lương was elected state president of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on September 24, 1997, and re-elected in 2002. On June 24, 2006, Lương announced his resignation (along with Prime Minister Phan Văn Khải). Nguyễn Minh Triết was named to succeed Lương as president.
Death
Death
Lương died at his home on 20 May 2025, at the age of 88. State media, citing information from the CPV's Board of Health Protection and Care for Central Officials (Ban Bảo vệ, chăm sóc sức khỏe cán bộ Trung ương), stated that he died "due to old age and severe illness". A state funeral was carried out on 24 and 25 May, at the National Funeral House. Lương was buried in his hometown in Đức Phổ District, Quảng Ngãi Province on 25 May.
The document awarding the Order of Friendship to Keizo Obuchi according to Decision No. 215KT/CTN signed by Trần Đức Lương, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on June 2nd (second), 2000, a few weeks after Obuchi’s sudden death on May 14th (fourteenth), 2000. Former Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi contributed significantly to the development of Vietnam–Japan relations as prime
The government of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam. · Ⅳ. Vietnam and Japan: Old Partners, New Partnership.
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1937
Trần Đức Lương born at Quảng Ngãi.
2025
Trần Đức Lương died at Hanoi.
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- 1."Tran Duc Luong", in Historical Dictionary of Vietnam, ed. by Bruce M. Lockhart and William J. Duiker (Scarecrow Press, 2006) p. 371
- 2.Tran Tuan Anh no longer Politburo member. The Saigon Times. 1 February 2024.
- 3.VnExpress. Former State President Tran Duc Luong passes away. 21 May 2025.
- 4.Former President Trần Đức Lương passes away. Việt Nam News. 2025-05-21.
- 5.SPECIAL COMMUNIQUÉ on former State President Tran Duc Luong's passing. Việt Nam News. 2025-05-22.
- 6.LỄ AN TÁNG NGUYÊN CHỦ TỊCH NƯỚC TRẦN ĐỨC LƯƠNG. Báo Chính phủ. 2025-05-25.
- 7.Tặng Huân chương Sao Vàng cho đồng chí Trần Đức Lương. Lao Động. 2007-12-28.
- 8.50 năm Quan hệ Ngoại giao Việt Nam-Pháp: Nâng lên tầm cao mới. Vietnam+. 2023-04-12.
- 9.Указ Президента Российской Федерации от 14.06.1997 г. № 584. President of Russia. 1997-06-14.
- 10.Чан Дык Лыонг. Russian Academy of Sciences.
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