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Võ Văn Kiệt

1922 - 2008

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Võ Văn Kiệt (Vietnamese: [vɔ̌ˀ vāŋ kîək]; 23 November 1922 – 11 June 2008) whose real name is Phan Văn Hòa, was a Vietnamese politician and economic reformer who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1991 to 1997. A well regarded Vietnamese revolutionary and political leader, Kiệt was a veteran fighter in the long wars against the French colonialists and then the South Vietnamese and American forces during the Vietnam War. He held key political positions in the South, and during the Second Indochina War, Võ Văn Kiệt was the senior political officer commanding the Saigon district and headquartered in the Củ Chi tunnels. His wife and children were killed when a US plane rocketed a passenger ferry carrying 200 passengers along the Saigon River. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Võ Văn Kiệt is the 13,703rd most popular politician (down from 12,326th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 82nd in 2019) and the 58th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 13,703 out of 19,576. Before him are Geoffrey Howe, Florence Arthaud, Martin Špegelj, Jorge Serrano Elías, Danilo Astori, and Kaspar Villiger. After him are Annette Lu, Hermann, Prince of Wied, Princess Frederica of Hanover, Apolo Nsibambi, Mikhail Rodzianko, and Daniel Morgan.

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Among people born in 1922, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 263. Before him are Simon Hantaï, Juhan Smuul, Roberto Aballay, Jean Porter, Daniel Boulanger, and Agustina Bessa-Luís. After him are Juan Antonio Villacañas, Jock Stein, William Gaddis, Károly Németh, Hal Clement, and China Zorrilla. Among people deceased in 2008, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 216. Before him are Mustafa Khalil, Simon Hantaï, Ricardo Infante, Anne-Cath. Vestly, Raúl Reyes, and Ignazio Fabra. After him are Fujio Akatsuka, Hidetaka Nishiyama, Károly Németh, Ennio de Concini, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, and Carole Caldwell Graebner.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 85 out of 136. Before him are Kiến Phúc (1869), Chantal Goya (1942), Trần Nhân Tông (1258), Hồ Xuân Hương (1772), Phan Văn Khải (1934), and Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (1908). After him are Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959), Jane Luu (1963), Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (1938), Hoàng Văn Thái (1915), Henri Laborit (1914), and Dương Thu Hương (1947).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Võ Văn Kiệt ranks 58. Before him are Hiệp Hòa (1847), Nông Đức Mạnh (1939), Kiến Phúc (1869), Trần Nhân Tông (1258), Phan Văn Khải (1934), and Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (1908). After him are Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959), Hoàng Văn Thái (1915), Phạm Hùng (1912), Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970), Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905), and Võ Văn Thưởng (1970).

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