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Tôn Đức Thắng

1888 - 1980

Tôn Đức Thắng

Tôn Đức Thắng (Vietnamese: [ton˧˧ ʔɗɨk̚˧˦ tʰaŋ˧˦]; 20 August 1888 – 30 March 1980) was the second President of Vietnam under the leadership of General Secretary Lê Duẩn. The position of president is ceremonial and Tôn was never a major policymaker or even a member of the Politburo,Vietnam's ruling council. He served as president, initially of Democratic Republic of Vietnam from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980. Known affectionately as Uncle Tôn (Bác Tôn), Tôn Đức Thắng was a key Vietnamese nationalist and Communist political figure, was chairman of the National Assembly's Standing Committee (1955–1960) and served as the Vice President to Hồ Chí Minh from 1960 to 1969, succeeding him as president after Ho's death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tôn Đức Thắng is the 5,765th most popular politician (down from 4,900th in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 23rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tôn Đức Thắng ranks 5,765 out of 19,576. Before him are Tiberius, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Cynisca, Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este, Almazbek Atambayev, and Conrad Hilton. After him are Archduke Eugen of Austria, Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, Jacques I, Prince of Monaco, Kaykhusraw II, Goh Kun, and Axayacatl.

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Tiberius
705 - 711
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,761
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,762
Cynisca
430 BC - 389 BC
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,763
Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
1915 - 1996
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,764
Almazbek Atambayev
1956 - Present
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,765
Conrad Hilton
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,766
Tôn Đức Thắng
1888 - 1980
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,767
Archduke Eugen of Austria
1863 - 1954
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,768
Charles I, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1654 - 1730
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 5,769
Jacques I, Prince of Monaco
1689 - 1751
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 5,770
Kaykhusraw II
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 5,771
Goh Kun
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 5,772
Axayacatl
1449 - 1481
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 5,773

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, Tôn Đức Thắng ranks 61. Before him are Thea von Harbou, Chandrashekhar Agashe, W. O. Bentley, Henry A. Wallace, Hans Knappertsbusch, and Louis Durey. After him are Masaharu Homma, Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach, Antonio Sant'Elia, Harald Sverdrup, Clara Campoamor, and Franz Pfeffer von Salomon. Among people deceased in 1980, Tôn Đức Thắng ranks 68. Before him are Shigemaru Takenokoshi, Ian Curtis, Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse, Filipp Golikov, Kazimierz Kuratowski, and Walter Dornberger. After him are Fabian von Schlabrendorff, Jim Fouché, Hugh Griffith, Mario Bava, Pascual Jordan, and Winifred Wagner.

Others Born in 1888

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Thea von Harbou
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1954
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 55
Chandrashekhar Agashe
BUSINESSPERSON
1888 - 1956
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 56
W. O. Bentley
INVENTOR
1888 - 1971
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 57
Henry A. Wallace
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 58
Hans Knappertsbusch
CONDUCTOR
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 59
Louis Durey
COMPOSER
1888 - 1979
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 60
Tôn Đức Thắng
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1980
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 61
Masaharu Homma
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1946
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 62
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1976
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 63
Antonio Sant'Elia
ARCHITECT
1888 - 1916
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 64
Harald Sverdrup
BIOLOGIST
1888 - 1957
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 65
Clara Campoamor
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1972
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 66
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1968
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 67