Comrade Le Duc Anh was born on December 1, 1920 in Loc An commune, Phu Loc district, the central province of Thua Thien – Hue. He started participating in revolutionary activities in 1937 and joined the Communist Party of Vietnam in May 1938.

Former President Le Duc Anh.

He was member of the Party Central Committee of the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th tenures; secretary of Party Central Committee of the 7th tenure; and Politburo member of the Party Central Committee of the 5th, 6th, and 7th and 8th tenures.

He was President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from September 1992 to December 1997, and adviser of the Party Central Committee from 1997 to April 2001.

He was elected to the National Assembly in the 6th, 8th and 9th tenures.

After a period of illness, despite the wholehearted care by the Party, State, medical group and his family, he passed away at 20:10 on April 22, 2018, of serious illness and old age at his home on Hoang Dieu street in Hanoi.

Over more than 80 years of his revolutionary activities, comrade Le Duc Anh made great contributions to the glorious revolution cause of the Party and the nation. He was awarded with the Golden Star, the first-class Military Exploit Order, the first-class Feat of Arms Order, an insignia of 80-year Party membership, and many other noble Vietnamese and international orders and medals.

In memory of comrade General Le Duc Anh, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front decided to hold the funeral of comrade General Le Duc Anh with the national mourning etiquette.

A 39-member funeral board for comrade General Le Duc Anh has been set up, including Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong, head of the board; Politburo member and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc; and Politburo member and Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; and other Politburo members and Party Central Committee members.

The funeral of comrade General Le Duc Anh will be organised with the national mourning etiquette. He will be laid in state at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi.

The respect-paying ceremony will be held from 7am-11am on May 3 at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong street, Hanoi.

The memorial service will be held at 11am on May 3 at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi. The burial ceremony will take place at 5pm on the same day at the Ho Chi Minh City Cemetery.

At the same time, the respect-paying and memorial ceremonies for comrade General Le Duc Anh will also be held at the Thong Nhat Hall in Ho Chi Minh City and the hall of the People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue.

The Vietnam Television (VTV) and Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) will broadcast live the ceremonies in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

During the two-day national mourning on May 3-4, national flags will be flown at half-mast at offices and public places, and recreational and entertainment activities will be stopped.

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Source: VNA