Tôn Đức Thắng [SEP] country of citizenship
Tôn Đức Thắng
Tôn Đức Thắng (August 20, 1888 – March 30, 1980) was the second and last president of North Vietnam and the first president of the reunified Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Thắng was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo, Vietnam's ruling council. He served as president, initially of North Vietnam from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980. 
Tôn
): Tôn Đức Thắng, Honorary Chairman: Hồ Chí Minh
- Members of Central Committee of CPV (1951–60): Hồ Chí Minh - Chairman, Trường Chinh- General Secretary, Nguyễn Chí Thanh, Lê Duẩn, Võ Nguyên Giáp, Phạm Văn Đồng, Lê Đức Thọ (Phan Đình Khải), Nguyễn Lương Bằng, Hoàng Quốc Việt, Chu Văn Tấn,Tôn Đức Thắng, Lê Văn Lương, Trần Đăng Ninh (died 1955), Hoàng Văn Hoan, Trần Quốc Hoàn, Lê Thanh Nghị, Nguyễn