POLITICIAN

Văn Tiến Dũng

1917 - 2002

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Văn Tiến Dũng (Vietnamese: [van tǐən zǔŋmˀ]; 2 May 1917 – 17 March 2002) was a Vietnamese general in the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), PAVN chief of staff (1954–74); PAVN commander in chief (1974–80); member of the Central Military–Party Committee (CMPC) (1984–86) and Socialist Republic of Vietnam defense minister (1980–87). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Văn Tiến Dũng has received more than 289,805 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Văn Tiến Dũng is the 8,599th most popular politician (down from 7,830th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 40th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Văn Tiến Dũng ranks 8,599 out of 19,576Before him are Glaucias of Taulantii, Tong Yabghu Qaghan, Gala, Gabriel Báthory, Princess Hilda of Nassau, and Aguila Saleh Issa. After him are Agila I, Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, Domenico Monegario, Elisabetta Gonzaga, Enrique Líster, and Hunald I.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Văn Tiến Dũng ranks 127Before him are Wilhelm Brasse, Paul Frère, Yakov Pavlov, Andrew Wyeth, Maya Deren, and Wieland Wagner. After him are Samael Aun Weor, Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria, Semyon Kurkotkin, Raymond Burr, Fulbert Youlou, and Mak Dizdar. Among people deceased in 2002, Văn Tiến Dũng ranks 105Before him are Michail Stasinopoulos, Waylon Jennings, Dida, Dhirubhai Ambani, Robert Guéï, and Spyros Kyprianou. After him are Domènec Balmanya, Barbara Valentin, Joseph Bonanno, Brad Dexter, Joseph Luns, and John Cocke.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Văn Tiến Dũng ranks 51 out of 136Before him are Trương Tấn Sang (1949), Nguyễn Ngọc Loan (1930), Võ Chí Công (1912), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), Thiệu Trị (1807), and Andrew Dũng-Lạc (1795). After him are Ngô Đình Thục (1897), Nguyễn Du (1765), Đồng Khánh (1864), Lê Đức Anh (1920), Ngô Quyền (897), and Son Ngoc Thanh (1908).

Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Văn Tiến Dũng ranks 36Before him are Đỗ Mười (1917), Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915), Trương Tấn Sang (1949), Võ Chí Công (1912), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), and Thiệu Trị (1807). After him are Đồng Khánh (1864), Lê Đức Anh (1920), Ngô Quyền (897), Son Ngoc Thanh (1908), Thành Thái (1879), and Phạm Minh Chính (1958).