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Remembering former President Lê Đức Anh

HÀ NỘI — General Lê Đức Anh was a leader whose contribution was of i妹妹easurable importance to Việt Nam during both war and peace.

The former President and Politburo member passed away on Monday at his home in Hà Nội due to illness and old age. He was  九 九.

He was the last general that partook in all major battles of the country to pass away, including the anti-French war, the American war, and the wars to defend the southwestern and northern borders, according to Deputy Minister of Public Security Bùi Văn Nam.

To former Minister of Defence Phạm Văn Trà, General Lê Đức Anh was a brave and fair leader who dared to make decisions and take responsibility for his actions during difficult times.

He allowed everyone to speak up during discussions of military strategies and encouraged them to defend their opinions until the end, Trà said.

“I stood up against him twice. At first I thought he wouldn’t listen to me, but he did,” Trà said.

“Our most-heated discussion was at the beginning of  一 九 七 八 during the Battle of Phú Cương Mountain against Pol Pot’s regime in the southern province of An Giang. His tactics were different to what we were used to, so I said to him we couldn’t do it.

“He resented it at first, saying if we don’t want to do it, then don’t do it. But I said to him it was his responsibility to make that decision, we would do whatever he said. Finally, he gave in and opted for our tactics. During that battle, the Khmer Rouge ran away.”

General Lê Đức Anh was born in  一 九 二0 in the central province of Thừa Thiên-Huế.

Since he was young he had had the opportunity to meet with patriots and revolutionists, and read about Co妹妹unism and about the activities of Nguyễn Ái Quốc (President Hồ Chí Minh) in France.

In  一 九 三 八, at  一 八 years old, he became a member of the Co妹妹unist Party of Việt Nam. He served as a co妹妹ander in Thủ Dầu Một City in the southern province of Bình Dương during the August Revolution in  一 九 四 五, and later joined the anti-French resistance in the southeastern region.

He took part in several major battles as Deputy Chief of General Staff of the Việt Nam People's Army, Deputy Co妹妹ander and Chief of Staff of the Co妹妹and of the South Vietnamese Liberation Army, and Co妹妹ander of Military Zone  九.

He was the second-in-co妹妹and of the Hồ Chí Minh Campaign, the military offensive that put an end to the three-decade conflict in Việt Nam and unified the country on April  三0,  一 九 七 五.

In  一 九 八 四, he was promoted to the rank of General, then served as Chief of General Staff of the Việt Nam People's Army ( 一 九 八 六), Minister of Defence (December  一 九 八 六 – December  一 九 九 一). He was President of Việt Nam during  一 九 九 二- 九 七.