Lê Đức Thọ

Lê Đức Thọ (Vietnamese: [lē ɗɨ̌k tʰɔ̂ˀ] ⓘ; English: Lay-Duhk-Toh; 14 October 1911 – 13 October 1990), born Phan Đình Khải in Nam Dinh Province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary general, diplomat, and politician. He was the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973, but refused the award.

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Lê. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Thọ.

Lê Đức Thọ
Thọ in 1973
Advisor to the Party Central Committee
In office
18 December 1986 – 13 October 1990
Head of the Central Organizing Commission
In office
1976–1980
Preceded byLê Văn Lương
Succeeded byNguyễn Đức Tâm
In office
1956–1973
Preceded byLê Văn Lương
Succeeded byLê Văn Lương
Standing Secretary of the Secretariat
In office
30 April 1980 – 18 December 1986
Serving with Nguyễn Duy Trinh and Lê Thanh Nghị
Member of the Secretariat
In office
1960–1986
Secretariat Positions
  • 1983–1986: Secretary for Theoretical, Internal and Foreign Affairs
  • 1983–1986: Vice Chair of the National Defense Commission
  • 1980–1982: Chair of the Special Political Affairs Commission
  • 1976–1980: Chair of the Southern Affairs Commission
Member of the Politburo
In office
1955–1986
Personal details
Born
Phan Đình Khải

(1911-10-14)14 October 1911
Nam Trực, Nam Định Province, French Indochina
Died13 October 1990(1990-10-13) (aged 78)
Hanoi, Vietnam
NationalityVietnamese
Political partyCommunist Party of Vietnam (1945–1990)
Indochinese Communist Party (1930–1945)
AwardsNobel Peace Prize (1973)
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