Nguyễn Văn Linh

Vietnamese revolutionary and politician (1915–1998) Nguyễn Văn LinhLinh c. 1984General Secretary of the Communist Party of VietnamIn office18 December 1986 – 28 June 1991Preceded byTrường ChinhSucceeded byĐỗ MườiPermanent Member of the SecretariatIn office21 June 1986 – 18 December 1986Preceded byVõ Chí CôngSucceeded byĐỗ MườiMember of the PolitburoIn officeJune 1985 – 27 June 1991In office1976–1982Party Secretary for Ho Chi Minh CityIn office30 April 1975 – December 1976Preceded byNguyễn Hợp Đoànas Mayor of SaigonSucceeded byVõ Văn KiệtIn office1982 – June 1986Preceded byVõ Văn KiệtSucceeded byMai Chí ThọGeneral Secretary of the People's Revolutionary Party of South VietnamIn office1 April 1962 – 30 April 1975Preceded byParty establishedSucceeded byLê Duẩnas General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Personal detailsBorn(1915-07-01)1 July 1915Hưng Yên, Tonkin, French IndochinaDied27 April 1998(1998-04-27) (aged 82)Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamParty Communist Party of Vietnam (1936–1998) Nguyễn Văn Linh (Vietnamese: [ŋwǐənˀ vān līŋ̟]; 1 July 1915 – 27 April 1998) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politi