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Encyclopedia > Do Muoi

Do Muoi (February 2, 1917 in Dong My) was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1991 to 1997. Image File history File links Domuoi. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Stamp featuring Ho Chi Minh commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party The Communist Party of Vietnam (Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam) is the currently and indefinitely ruling, as well as the only legal political party in Vietnam. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Do Muoi was made prime minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in June 1988, capping a 35-year career in the state bureaucracy. As prime minister he became increasingly identified with the forces of conservatism at the highest level of leadership. In 1991 he became secretary general of the Vietnamese Communist Party. Do Muoi retired from Communist party leadership in 1998.


In what was called the Socialist Republic of Vietnam's (SRV) biggest leadership shake-up in five years, Do Muoi was elected the Communist Party's General Secretary replacing Nguyen Van Linh, 75, in 1991. The election on June 27, 1991 replaced seven of the 12 men in the ruling Politburo and a similar personnel housecleaning took place in the party Central Committee. Like Linh, Do Muoi advocated reforming the marketplace without fundamentally altering the political system (Doi Moi reforms). Party officials made clear that Linh was retiring because of poor health and was not being ousted. Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915-1998) was a Viet Cong guerilla leader during the Vietnam-American War. ... Đổi má»›i (renovation) is the name given to the economic reforms initiated by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the mid-1980s. ...

Preceded by:
Nguyen Van Linh
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam
1991–1997
Succeeded by:
Le Kha Phieu
Preceded by:
Vo Van Kiet - acting
Prime Minister of Vietnam
1988–1991
Succeeded by:
Vo Van Kiet

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Muoi’s wife would leave the village and head south to Ho Chi Minh City to find a seasonal job, as employment is easier to come by in the larger cities.
Muoi didn’t hear a sound but was blinded by the bright flash of light in front of him as the object exploded.
Muoi’s wife learned of CPI’s victim assistance program when she had nearly lost all hope.
Australian Story - 22/7/2002: Travels with Muoi (2721 words)
MUOI TRINH: If it wasn't for me, I don't think Marie ever, ever going to Vietnam, because for her, that is hell.
LEN ARCHER: I think when Muoi came to live with us, it was probably a serious culture shock, coming from not having any possessions at all and then all of a sudden she came into this family that was functioning totally differently.
Muoi chatted to me a little bit when we were going around the places where she used to live, about how difficult life was for her.
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