Võ Văn Kiệt

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Võ Văn Kiệt (23 November 1922 – 11 June 2008) was a Vietnamese politician and statesman. He was a veteran fighter in the long war against French and then American military forces in South Vietnam and lost his first wife and two children to US bombing. He was Prime Minister of Vietnam from 8 August 1991 to 25 September 1997 who led the communist nation’s return to the world arena after decades of war and isolation.

active years end date

1988-06-22, 1997-09-25

active years start date

1988-03-10, 1991-08-08, 1992-09-24

birth date

1922-11-23

birth place

French Indochina, Cochinchina, Trung_Hiep

death date

2008-06-11

death place

Singapore, Mount Elizabeth Hospital

office

Chairman of the Council of Ministers, (acting)

order in office

6th Prime Minister of Vietnam, Chairman of the State Planning Commission

party

Communist Party of Vietnam

spouse

Phan Luong Cam

successor

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