Lê Khả Phiêu

Lê Khả Phiêu
Lê Khả Phiêu in 2011
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
In office
26 December 1997 – 22 April 2001
Preceded byĐỗ Mười
Succeeded byNông Đức Mạnh
Secretary of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party
In office
29 December 1997 – 22 April 2001
Preceded byĐỗ Mười
Succeeded byNông Đức Mạnh
Permanent Member of the Politburo
In office
1 July 1996 – 26 December 1997
General SecretaryĐỗ Mười
Preceded byĐào Duy Tùng
Succeeded byPhạm Thế Duyệt
Director of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam
In office
30 September 1991 – 29 December 1997
Preceded byNguyễn Quyết
Succeeded byPhạm Thanh Ngân
Personal details
Born(1932-12-29)29 December 1932
Died7 August 2020(2020-08-07) (aged 87)
PartyCommunist Party of Vietnam
Occupation
Signature
Military service
Allegiance Vietnam
Branch Vietnam People's Army
Service years1950–1997
RankColonel General
Conflicts
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Lê Khả Phiêu (Vietnamese pronunciation: [le˧˧ xaː˧˩ fiəw˧˧]; 29 December 1932 – 7 August 2020) was a Vietnamese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from December 1997 to April 2001. Lê Khả Phiêu served in the Vietnam People's Army during the First and Second Indochina Wars, join in the Cambodian war, and was Head of the General Political Department of the Vietnam People's Army.