ប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្តបិទមុខ

President (2)
Hô Chí Minh 1930 - 2 Sep 1969 (+)



General Secretaries
Trùóng Chinh 1941 - 1 Nov 1956 (+1988)

Hô Chí Minh 1 Nov 1956 - Sep 1960 (+1969)

Lê Duân Sep 1960 - 10 Jul 1986 (+) (3)

Trùóng Chinh 14 Jul 1986 - 19 Dec 1986 (+1988)

Nguyên Văn Linh 18 Dec 1986 - 27 Jun 1991 (+1998)

Dô Mùói 27 Jun 1991 - 29 Dec 1997

Lê Khả Phiêu 29 Dec 1997 - 22 Apr 2001

Nông Dúc Manh 22 Apr 2001 -


(1) Vietnamese Communist Party (DCSV) was also the original name, from Feb 1930 to Oct 1930. Successive names were: Indochinese Communist Party (DCSD, Oct 1930-May 1951, which was officially dissolved 11 Nov 1945 and merged into the League for the Independence of Vietnam -"Viet Minh"-, although continued in secret to 1951); Vietnamese Workers' Party (DLDV, May 1951-Dec 1976); and again DCSV since Dec 1976.

(2) The post of president of the party was abolished after the death of Hô Chí Minh.

(3) In 1960 Lê Duân was elected as First Secretary; the name of the post then changed to General Secretary and became the top party post when the presidency was abolished (1969).

(cf. http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/vietnam.htm)