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Hoàng Văn Thái

1915 - 1986

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Hoàng Văn Thái (Vietnamese pronunciation: [hwaːŋ˨˩ van˧˧ tʰaːj˧˦]; 1 May 1915 – 2 July 1986), born Hoàng Văn Xiêm ([hwaːŋ˨˩ van˧˧ siəm˧˧]), was a Vietnamese Army General and a communist political figure. His hometown was Tây An, Tiền Hải District, Thái Bình Province. During the 1968 Tết Offensive, he was the highest senior North Vietnamese officer in South Vietnam. He was the first chief of staff of the Vietnam People's Army, and was responsible for key military forces in North Vietnam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hoàng Văn Thái is the 14,200th most popular politician (down from 11,172nd in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 76th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hoàng Văn Thái ranks 14,200 out of 19,576. Before him are Samuel Dexter, Harihara I, Florence Devouard, Gartnait I, Marduk-balassu-iqbi, and Stanisław Narutowicz. After him are Philippe Buchez, Wasfi Tal, Sœur Emmanuelle, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Hugbert of Bavaria, and Theodo of Bavaria.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Hoàng Văn Thái ranks 188. Before him are Regina Ghazaryan, Garrett Hardin, Hasse Ekman, Ferenc Sas, Julio César Méndez Montenegro, and Margarita Aliger. After him are Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Gozo Shioda, Franz Bartl, Ann Sheridan, Georges Guétary, and Vic Buckingham. Among people deceased in 1986, Hoàng Văn Thái ranks 186. Before him are Nils Ramm, Michal Vičan, Ernst Haas, Oldřich Lipský, Alexander Ostrowski, and Hank Mobley. After him are Juan Carlos Corazzo, Mary Welsh Hemingway, Desi Arnaz, John Alcott, Eino Leino, and Vilmos Kohut.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Hoàng Văn Thái ranks 89 out of 136. Before him are Phan Văn Khải (1934), Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (1908), Võ Văn Kiệt (1922), Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959), Jane Luu (1963), and Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (1938). After him are Henri Laborit (1914), Dương Thu Hương (1947), Trần Văn Trà (1919), Phan Thanh Giản (1796), Phạm Hùng (1912), and Gaston Aumoitte (1884).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Hoàng Văn Thái ranks 60. Before him are Kiến Phúc (1869), Trần Nhân Tông (1258), Phan Văn Khải (1934), Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (1908), Võ Văn Kiệt (1922), and Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959). After him are Phạm Hùng (1912), Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970), Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905), Võ Văn Thưởng (1970), Philipp Rösler (1973), and Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (1954).

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