The Viet Minh's stance in the South became increasingly tenuous by the early-to-mid 1950s, and in 1953 Lê was replaced by his deputy Lê Đức Thọ, and returned to North Vietnam.

Lê was not Hồ's original choice for First Secretary according to Bùi Tín ; his preferred candidate was Võ Nguyên Giáp, but since Lê was supported by the influential Lê Đức Thọ, the Head of the Party Organisational Department, Lê was picked for the post.

Together with Lê Đức Thọ, Head of the Party Organisational Department, and Nguyễn Chí Thanh, a military general, Lê tried to monopolise the decision-making process – this became even more evident following Hồ's death.

For instance Thọ's brother, Đinh Đức Thiện was appointed Minister of Communications and Transport ; in April 1982 Đồng Sỹ Nguyên, a protege of Lê, became Minister of Transport.

Mai Chí Thọ, brother of Lê Đức Thọ, was Chairman of the People's Committee of Hồ Chí Minh City ( equivalent to a Mayor ) from 1978 to 1985.

However, most of the leadership were not relatives of Lê or Lê Đức Thọ, for instance Phạm Hùng held the post of Minister of Home Affairs.

Lê Đức Thọ (; October 14, 1911 – October 13, 1990 ), born Phan Đình Khải in Ha Nam province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary, general, diplomat, and politician, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973, although he declined it.

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The next Nguyễn emperors, Minh Mạng, Thiệu Trị, and Tự Đức brutally suppressed Catholicism and pursued a ' closed door ' policy, perceiving the Westerners as a threat, following events such as the Lê Văn Khôi revolt when a French missionary, Fr.

In 2005, Lê Minh Đức, an official of Tiền Giang province, suggested that the flag was designed by another cadre, Lê Quang Sô, a native of Mỹ Tho Province in the Mekong delta.

But as China and the Soviets both opposed confrontation at this time, Lê Duẩn's plan was rejected and communists in the South were ordered to limit themselves to economic struggle.

Lê Duẩn's blueprint for revolution in the South was approved in principle, but implementation was conditional on winning international support and on modernizing the army, which was expected to take at least until 1959.

Nguyễn Hữu Xuyên was assigned military command in the South, replacing Lê Duẩn, who was appointed North Vietnam's acting party boss.

Beginning in February 1970, Lê Duẩn's prominence in the official media increased, suggesting that he was again top leader and had regained the upper hand in his longstanding rivalry with Trường Chinh.

In early 1418 a major revolt was begun by Lê Lợi, the future founder of the Lê Dynasty.

Lê Duẩn ( 7 April 1907 – 10 July 1986 ) was a Vietnamese communist politician.

Lê was a founding member of the Indochina Communist Party ( the future Communist Party of Vietnam ) in 1930, but was arrested the following year, in 1931.

Lê was released from jail following the successful communist-led August Revolution.

During the First Indochina War, Lê was active in a communist cadre in the South.

Lê died in 1986 and was succeeded by Trường in July 1986 ; Trường was in turn succeeded by Nguyễn Văn Linh in December later that year.

Lê was born in Quảng Trị province on 7 April 1907 ( although some sources cite 1908 ) as Lê Văn Nhuận.

In the aftermath of the 1954 Geneva Accords, which indirectly decided to split Vietnam, into North and South Vietnam, Lê was responsible for reorganising the combatants who had fought in South and Central Vietnam.

As Lê was identified with neither of these factions, neither objected when he began performing the duties of First Secretary ( head of the communist party ) on behalf of Hồ in late 1956.

Lê was gradually able to place his supporters, notably Lê Ðức Thọ, in top positions and outmaneuver his rivals.

By 1958, Lê was ranked as second only to Hồ in the party hierarchy, although Chinh remained powerful in the government bureaucracy.

Lê claimed that the Việt Cộng would " rally'all patriotic forces ' to overthrow the Diệm government the South and thus ensure ' conditions for the peaceful reunification of the Fatherland '".

In 1620 the Khmer king Chey Chettha II ( 1618 – 28 ) married a daughter of Nguyễn Phúc Nguyên, one of the Nguyễn lords ( 1558 – 1778 ), who ruled southern Vietnam for most of the period of the Lê Dynasty ( 1428-1788 ).

Lê was a party man, and throughout his life, he would never hold a governmental post.

Hồ maintained much influence in the government: Lê, Tố Hữu, Trường Chinh, and Phạm Văn Đồng would often share dinner with him.

As Lê noted in a letter to Nguyễn Chí Thanh, the war would become " fiercer and longer ".

" Lê promised the Vietnamese people in 1976 that each family would own a radio set, refrigerator and TV within ten years ; he seemed to believe he could easily integrate the South Vietnamese consumer society with industrial North Vietnam.

During the orchestrated chaos of the first coup, the disguised loyalists would riot and in the ensuing mayhem, kill the leading coup plotters, such as Generals Dương Văn Minh, Trần Văn Đôn, Lê Văn Kim and junior officers assisting them.

The Song Dynasty withdrew their troops yet would not recognize Lê Hoàn as Prince of Jiaozhi until 12 years later ; nevertheless, he is referred to in his realm as Đại Hành Emperor ( Đại Hành Hoàng Đế ).

The Marine Brigade commander, General Lê Nguyên Khang, appealed to the US Embassy in Saigon to not allow Khiêm to depart the U. S. As a result of this, Taylor messaged the State Department that " Regardless what ultimate outcome may be we feel Khiêm's arrival here ... would only add tinder to what this evening appears to be very explosive situation with possibilities of internecine strife between armed forces units ... Urge he not try return Saigon until situation more clarified.

The Early Lê Dynasty ( 980-1009 ) would follow a similar path.

Buddhism fell out of favor during the Later Lê Dynasty and would grow under the Nguyễn Dynasty.