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POLITICIAN

Nguyễn Văn Linh

1915 - 1998

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Nguyễn Văn Linh (Vietnamese: [ŋwǐənˀ van liŋ̟]; 1 July 1915 – 27 April 1998) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician. Nguyễn Văn Linh was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991 and a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. During his time in office, Linh was a strong advocate of "Đổi Mới" (renovation), an economic plan whose aim is to turn Vietnam economy to a socialist-oriented market economy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nguyễn Văn Linh has received more than 266,672 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Nguyễn Văn Linh is the 8,122nd most popular politician (up from 8,566th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 8,122 out of 15,577Before him are Leonardo Donato, Minervina, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Michael Szilágyi, Philippa of Guelders, and Chungsuk of Goryeo. After him are Louis of Cyprus, Bubo, Duke of the Frisians, Karl Vaino, Theodore I Palaiologos, Hosokawa Gracia, and Han Seung-soo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 88Before him are Edmond O'Brien, Kunihiko Kodaira, Arsenio Erico, Kon Ichikawa, Carmen Herrera, and Gretl Braun. After him are John Vorster, Richard Hamming, Lorne Greene, Piet de Jong, Tapio Wirkkala, and Horst Sindermann. Among people deceased in 1998, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 94Before him are Frithjof Schuon, Efim Geller, Christian Mortensen, Zbigniew Herbert, Birger Ruud, and Shinichi Suzuki. After him are Lucio Battisti, Vladimir Demikhov, Richard Hamming, Clara Rockmore, Hans von Ohain, and Archie Moore.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 46 out of 124Before him are Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Nguyễn Du (1765), Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), Phạm Tuân (1947), Riccardo Cocciante (1946), and Trương Tấn Sang (1949). After him are Lý Thái Tổ (974), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Phan Bội Châu (1867), and Hàm Nghi (1872).

Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 31Before him are Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910), Duy Tân (1900), Nguyễn Khánh (1927), Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), and Trương Tấn Sang (1949). After him are Lý Thái Tổ (974), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Hàm Nghi (1872), and Đỗ Mười (1917).