The 5th Military Region of

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, is directly under the

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, tasked to organise, build, manage and command armed forces defending the South Central Vietnam include the

Tây Nguyên Central Highlands ( vi, Cao nguyên Trung phần), Western Highlands ( vi, Tây Nguyên) or Midland Highlands ( vi, Cao nguyên Trung bộ) is one of the regions of Vietnam. It contains the provinces of Đắk Lắk, Đắk Nông, Gia Lai, K ...

and southern central coastal provinces. In the period of

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, 5th Military Zone included the coastal provinces of Middle Central Vietnam, 6th Military Zone included the old South Central Vietnam (including Ninh Thuận Province, Bình Thuận Province,

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, Đắk Nông Province today) and the front

(Northern and Central of Tây Nguyên) was merged into 5th Military Zone after Vietnam unification. * Command Headquarters:

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city * Commander: Lieutenant General

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* Political Commissar: Lieutenant General Trịnh Đình Thạch * Deputy Commander cum Chief of Staff: Senior Colonel Lê Ngọc Hải

Agencies

* Department of Staff * Department of Politics ** Division of Organisation ** Division of Cadre ** Division of Policy ** Division of Propogendar and Training ** Division of Thoughts and Culture ** Military Court of Military Zone ** Military Procuratorate of Military Zone ** Military Museum of 5th Military Zone ** Newspaper of 5th Military Zone ** Troupe of 5th Military Zone * Department of Logistics * Department of Technology * Office of Command of 5th Military Zone

Units

* Military Command of Da Nang Municipality * Military Command of Quảng Nam Province * Military Command of Quảng Ngãi Province * Military Command of

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* Military Command of Phú Yên Province * Military Command of

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* Military Command of Kon Tum Province * Military Command of Gia Lai Province * Military Command of Đắc Lắc Province - Political Commissar: Major General Võ Duy Chín (2008), honoured as Hero of the People's Armed Forces (1976) * Military Command of Đắk Nông Province * Military Command of Ninh Thuận Province * Military School of Military Zone * 2nd Division * 305th Division * 307th Division * 315th Division * 368th Artillery Regiment (honored as Hero of People's Armed Forces 2008) * 270th Combat Engineering Brigade

Successive Commander and Leadership

Commanders

* Lieutenant General

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(1966-1967), later promoted to full general in 1980. * Major General

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(1967–1976): General (1980), Director of the General Political Department Vietnam People's Army (1977–1986). * Major General

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(1977–1980): Lieutenant General (1980), Colonel General (1984), General (1990), Minister of

(1991–1997) * Lieutenant General

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* Lieutenant General

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(-1994) * Lieutenant General

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-(-1994) * Lieutenant General

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(- 2002): Deputy Minister of Ministry of Defence of Vietnam * Lieutenant General

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(2002–2005): then promoted to First Deputy Minister of Defence of Vietnam, Chief of

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. * Lieutenant General Huỳnh Ngọc Sơn (- 9/2007): vice-Chairman of

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XII. * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Trung Thu (9/2007-2010) * Lieutenant General Lê Chiêm (2011-4/2015) * Major General Nguyễn Long Cáng (4/2015-10/2020) Lieutenant General (9/2015) Although unclear about promotion time but he is Lt. Gen. in Oct 2015 * Lieutenant General

(10/2020-present)

Political Commissioners, Deputy Commanders of Politics

* Lieutenant General

(1966-1967) * Colonel General

(1975–1976) * Colonel General

(1977–1980) * Lieutenant General

* Lieutenant General Tiêu Văn Mẫn * Lieutenant General Nguyễn Thành Út * Major General Nguyễn Văn Thảng, Lieutenant General (2007) * Major General Nguyễn Thành Đức (2007-2011), Lieutenant General (2009) * Major General Trần Quang Phương (2011-2019), Lieutenant General (9/2015) * Lieutenant General Trịnh Đình Thạch (2019-present)

References

{{Reflist Military regions of the People's Army of Vietnam