Chu Văn Tấn (1909–1984) was a colonel-general in the

People's Army of Vietnam The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; , , ), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (), the People's Army () or colloquially the Troops ( ), is the national Military, military force of the Vietnam, S ...

active during the

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam, and alternatively internationally as the French-Indochina War) was fought between French Fourth Republic, France and Việ ...

. He was the first Minister of Defence of Vietnam

Early years

Chu Văn Tấn was born in Võ Nhai district, Thái Nguyên province of the Tonkin Protectorate,

French Indochina French Indochina (previously spelled as French Indo-China), officially known as the Indochinese Union and after 1941 as the Indochinese Federation, was a group of French dependent territories in Southeast Asia from 1887 to 1954. It was initial ...

in May 1909. He joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1936.

Career

He was a member of the 1st Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Minister of Defense in the 1945 provisional cabinet of the DRV. David G. Marr Vietnam: State, War, and Revolution (1945–1946) 2013 p134 "Intriguingly, on 18 September 1945 it requested that one hundred ballots be printed for an election of Liberation Army senior oflicers.7O On 28 August, Chu Văn Tấn was named minister of defense in the provisional cabinet of the DRV, while .." From 1949 to 1954, Chu Văn Tấn was the chief of Interregional, secretary zone party committee, Tribunal president of Military court, president of administrative committee of Việt Bắc Interzone.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chu, Van Tan 1909 births 1984 deaths Nùng people People from Thái Nguyên province Viet Minh members Generals of the People's Army of Vietnam Ministers of defence of Vietnam Government ministers of Vietnam Members of the 1st Central Committee of the Indochinese Communist Party Members of the 2nd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam Members of the 3rd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam