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Trần Đại Quang

1956 - 2018

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Trần Đại Quang (Vietnamese: [t͡ɕən˨˩ ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ kwaːŋ˧˧]; 12 October 1956 – 21 September 2018) was a Vietnamese politician and former police general who served as the ninth president of Vietnam from 2016 until his death in 2018. After serving for five years as the Minister of Public Security from 2011 to 2016, Quang was nominated by his predecessor Trương Tấn Sang to the presidency and was elected to the post by the National Assembly of Vietnam on 2 April 2016. He was one of the country's top leaders and ranked second in the Politburo behind Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the Communist Party General Secretary. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Trần Đại Quang is the 11,495th most popular politician (down from 9,291st in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 61st in 2019) and the 45th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Trần Đại Quang ranks 11,495 out of 19,576. Before him are Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab, Nawruz Beg, Gaius Popillius Laenas, Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, and Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella. After him are Gabi Ashkenazi, Maithripala Sirisena, Cleombrotus II, Boris Pankin, Mattan I, and Ladislav Adamec.

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Among people born in 1956, Trần Đại Quang ranks 173. Before him are Richard Curtis, Artur Mas, Desireé Cousteau, GG Allin, Glen Matlock, and Frank Arnesen. After him are Mark Evans, Akio Toyoda, Azmi Bishara, Elie Hobeika, Deborah Birx, and Philip Kerr. Among people deceased in 2018, Trần Đại Quang ranks 193. Before him are Stan Mikita, Evelyn Berezin, Juraj Herz, Lewis Gilbert, Penny Marshall, and Abdel Rahman Swar al-Dahab. After him are Robert Morris, Ara Güler, John Mahoney, Donald Moffat, René Houseman, and Sridevi.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Trần Đại Quang ranks 67 out of 136. Before him are Võ Chí Công (1912), Lê Đức Anh (1920), Hàm Nghi (1872), Phạm Tuân (1947), Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915), and Ngô Quyền (897). After him are Đồng Khánh (1864), Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Phan Bội Châu (1867), Thành Thái (1879), Phạm Minh Mẫn (1934), and Lê Thánh Tông (1442).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Trần Đại Quang ranks 45. Before him are Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Lê Đức Anh (1920), Hàm Nghi (1872), Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915), and Ngô Quyền (897). After him are Đồng Khánh (1864), Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Thành Thái (1879), Lê Thánh Tông (1442), Hồ Quý Ly (1336), and Dục Đức (1852).

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