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COMMANDER // 1911–1990

Lê Đức Thọ

generalVietnamNorth Vietnam1 battle1 war

Lifespan

19111990

19201930194019501960197019801990Vietnam War · 1955–1975 broad period; major U.S. combat 1965–1973Tet Offensive — 1968 · North Vietnam · Vietnam War

Active service 19681 battle across 1 war; first command at age 57.

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Lê Đức Thọ, born Phan Đình Khải in Nam Dinh Province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician. He was the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973, but refused the award.

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