801 nguyen van linh biography

Vietnamese revolutionary and politician (–)

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text.

In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Linh.

Nguyễn Văn Linh (Vietnamese:[ŋwǐənˀvanliŋ̟]; 1 July – 27 April ) was a South Vietnamese revolutionary and politician.

Nguyễn Văn Linh was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from to and a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. During his time in office, Linh was a strong advocate of "Đổi Mới" (renovation), an economic plan whose aim is to turn Vietnam economy to a socialist-oriented market economy.

As such, Linh was often touted as the "Vietnamese Gorbachev" after the Soviet leader, who introduced Perestroika.^[1]

Nguyễn Văn Linh was born in Hưng Yên, a province in the North, but more than half of his life was associated with the South.

He was arrested