Võ Chí Công

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Võ, but is often simplified to Vo in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Công.
His Excellency
Võ Chí Công
Official portrait, 1986
4th Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam
In office
18 June 1987 – 22 September 1992
LeaderNguyễn Văn Linh
Preceded byTrường Chinh
Succeeded byLê Đức Anh
Minister of Agriculture of Vietnam
In office
2 February 1977 – 12 December 1979
Preceded byVõ Thúc Đồng
Succeeded byNguyễn Ngọc Trìu
Personal details
BornVõ Toàn
(1912-08-07)7 August 1912
Quảng Nam, Annam, French Indochina
Died8 September 2011(2011-09-08) (aged 99)
Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
PartyCommunist Party of Vietnam (since 1935)
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Võ Chí Công (Vietnamese: [vɔ˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕi˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]; born Võ Toàn [vɔ˦ˀ˥ twaːn˨˩]; 7 August 1912 – 8 September 2011) was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary, and the Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam (Alternatively: President of Vietnam) between 1987 and 1992. He was the Standing Deputy Chairman of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam from 1962 to 1976.

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