The Mai Dịch Cemetery is a
cemetery
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in
Hanoi
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, Vietnam, which houses the graves of
Communist
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government leaders and famous revolutionaries.
Burials
Notable burials include:
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Phùng Chí Kiên (died 1941)
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Nguyễn Sơn (d. 1956)
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Nguyễn Chí Thanh (d. 1967)
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Nguyễn Lương Bằng
Nguyễn Lương Bằng (2 April 1904 – 20 July 1979) was a Vietnamese revolutionary activist and politician. He held the post as Vice President of Vietnam from 1969 to 1979 (North Vietnam until 1976), and General Director of State Bank of Viet ...
(d. 1979)
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Tôn Đức Thắng
Tôn Đức Thắng (; 20 August 1888 – 30 March 1980) was the second President of Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or even a member of ...
(d. 1980)
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Nguyễn Phan Chánh (d. 1984)
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Xuân Thủy (d. 1985)
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Xuân Diệu (d. 1985)
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Hoàng Văn Thái (d. 1986)
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Lê Duẩn
Lê Duẩn (; 7 April 1907 – 10 July 1986) was a Vietnamese communist politician. He rose in the party hierarchy in the late 1950s and became General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (VCP) at the 3rd Natio ...
(d. 1986)
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Trần Quốc Hoàn (d. 1986)
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Lê Trọng Tấn
Lê Trọng Tấn (; 1 October 1914 – 5 December 1986) was an officer of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during 1945 to 1986. During this period of his military career, Lê Trọng Tấn held several senior positions of the Army. Lê Tr� ...
(d. 1986)
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Phạm Hùng (d. 1988)
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Phạm Huy Thông (d. 1988)
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Trường Chinh
Trường Chinh (, meaning "Long March"), born Đặng Xuân Khu (9 February 1907 – 30 September 1988) was a Vietnamese communism, communist political leader, revolutionary and theoretician. He was one of the key figures of Vietnamese politics f ...
(d. 1988)
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Giáp Văn Cương (d. 1990)
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Lê Đức Thọ
Lê Đức Thọ (; 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 wit ...
(d. 1990)
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Văn Cao (d. 1995)
[
* Nguyễn Khắc Viện (d. 1997)
* Nguyễn Cơ Thạch (d 1998)
* Đoàn Khuê (d. 1999)
* Lê Quang Đạo (d. 1999)
* ]Phạm Văn Đồng
Phạm Văn Đồng (; 1 March 1906 – 29 April 2000) was a Vietnamese politician who served as Prime Minister of North Vietnam from 1955 to 1976. He later served as Prime Minister of Vietnam, following reunification of North and South Viet ...
(d. 2000)
* Văn Tiến Dũng (d. 2002)
* Tố Hữu
Tố Hữu (4 October 1920 – 9 December 2002) was a Vietnam, Vietnamese revolutionary poet and politician. Tố Hữu is considered one of the most important Vietnamese poets of the 20th century. His poems are known for their lyrical beauty, ...
(d. 2002)
* Nguyễn Đình Thi (d. 2003)
* Trần Hoàn (d. 2003)
* Lê Minh Hương (d. 2004)
* Huy Cận (d. 2005)
* Vũ Kỳ
Vũ Kỳ (26 September 1921–16 April 2005) was the personal secretary to Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh. He was also a former member in the National Assembly and the former director of the Ho Chi Minh Museum.
Vũ Kỳ was born in 1921 at Th ...
(d. 2005)
* Huy Du (d. 2007)Lê Khả Phiêu
Lê Khả Phiêu (; 27 December 1932 – 7 August 2020) was a Vietnamese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from December 1997 to April 2001.Gainsborough 2010, p. 143 Lê Khả Phiêu served in the Viet ...
(d. 2020)
* Nguyễn Phú Trọng (d. 2024)
References
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Cầu Giấy
Cemeteries in Vietnam
Buildings and structures in Hanoi