Đoàn Khuê (
Triệu Phong, 29 October 1923 – 16 January 1999) was a Vietnamese Army general and
Minister of Defence from 1992-1997.
[Đại tướng Đoàn Khuê Vịên lịch sử quân ṣư Vịêt Nam - 2002 Reminiscences of General Đoàn Khuê, 1923-1999; Includes biographical sketch; collection of articles.]
Đoàn Khuê was born on 29 October 1923 in
Triệu Phong District
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in
Quảng Trị Province, joined the
Communist Party of Vietnam
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in 1945, and served as the military Commissioner of the provincial Party Committee.
Military career
Đoàn held various positions during the resistance against French rule (
First Indochina War) which was Political Commissar.
Other positions which he held include:-
*
Political Commissar of the
351st Division Artillery of the
Viet Minh
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* Deputy Political Commissar of
3rd Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)
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*
Commander
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of
5th Military Region (Vietnam People's Army)
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(1977–80)
* Commander of volunteer Army of Vietnam in Cambodia
From 1987 to 1991, he was the Chief of the
General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
Promotions
*
Major General
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, 1974
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Lieutenant General
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, 1980
*
Colonel General
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, 1984
*
Army General, 1990
Political career
Đoàn served as
Minister of Defense
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from 1991 to 1997 under Prime Ministers
Đỗ Mười and
.
Awards
* State of Vietnam Gold Star (posthumously)
* Vietnam Medal of Honor
* 2 first-class Victory Medal
* Order of Victory, first class
* Order of the Resistance
Personal
He has two other siblings:
* Đoàn Chương, Minister of military strategy
* Đoàn Thúy, Army Captain
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Doan, Khue
1922 births
1999 deaths
Vietnamese generals
Ministers of Defence of Vietnam
Government ministers of Vietnam
Members of the Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam
North Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War
People from Quảng Trị Province