Lê Đức Thọ: Vietnamese diplomat (1911–1990)
Lê Đức Thọ (listen; 14 October 1911 – 13 October 1990), born Phan Đình Khải in Hà Nam Province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary, general, diplomat, and politician.
He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973. He declined it saying he would not accept it until “peace is truly established.” Tho died on October 13, 1990 in Hanoi, Vietnam 1990.
Lê Đức Thọ | |
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| Head of the Central Organizing Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| In office 1976–1980 | |
| Preceded by | Lê Văn Lương |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Đức Tâm |
| In office 1956–1973 | |
| Preceded by | Lê Văn Lương |
| Succeeded by | Lê Văn Lương |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Phan Đình Khải 14 October 1911 Nam Định Province, French Indochina |
| Died | 13 October 1990 (aged 78) Hanoi, Socialist Republic of Vietnam |
| Nationality | Vietnamese |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
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