Secretary1959
Appointed Secretary General of the Workers Party
Historical person
Le Duan Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Le Duan, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Vietnam.
8 records1959–19757 events1 places
Chronological biography
1959
1960
Southern Revolution Strategy1960
Promotes a strategy of armed struggle in South Vietnam
1964
War Escalation1964
Pushes Hanoi toward greater commitment to victory in the South
1968
Tet Offensive Strategy31 January 1968
Backs the Tet Offensive as a decisive political and military blow
Tet Offensive Strategy31 January 1968
Backs the general offensive and uprising strategy for Tet
1969
Post-Ho Leadership2 September 1969
Emerges as the dominant leader after Ho Chi Minh's death
1972
Easter Offensive Strategy30 March 1972
Backs the major conventional offensive against South Vietnam
1975
Final Offensive Decision1 1975
Approves the final campaign to defeat South Vietnam
Titles and roles
First Secretary · First Secretary of the Vietnamese Workers Party · Secretary General
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.