General Nguyen Quyet passed away

General Nguyen Quyet. Photo: Ministry of National Defense.

According to the Central Committee for the Protection and Care of Cadres' Health, General Nguyen Quyet, born in 1922, former Secretary of the Party Central Committee, former Vice Chairman of the State Council, after a period of illness, despite the Party, the State, the collective of professors and doctors' devoted treatment, and the wholehearted care of his family, due to old age and poor health, he passed away at 9:09 p.m. on December 23, 2024 at the 108 Central Military Hospital.

The Visitation, Memorial Service, and Funeral of General Nguyen Quyet will be announced later.

General Nguyen Quyet was born in 1922, his hometown was Chinh Nghia commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province. Joining the revolution, at the age of 18, he was admitted to the Indochinese Communist Party; at the age of 23, he became Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, directly leading the people of Hanoi to rise up, successfully carrying out a general uprising to seize power, making a very important contribution to the success of the August Revolution, contributing to the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.

With his outstanding achievements and contributions, he was awarded many noble prizes by the Party and State, such as: Gold Star Order; Ho Chi Minh Order; First and Third Class Military Exploit Orders; First Class Feat of Arms Order; First Class Victory Order; two First Class Resistance War Medals against France and America; Victory Flag Medal... and many other noble prizes awarded by the Party, State and international friends.