Chu Văn Tấn
Appearance
Colonel General Chu Văn Tấn | |
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1st Minister of Defence (Vietnam) | |
In office 2 September 1945 – 2 March 1946 | |
Prime Minister | Hồ Chí Minh |
Succeeded by | Phan Anh |
Personal details | |
Born | 1909 Võ Nhai, Thái Nguyên, Tonkin (French protectorate) |
Died | 1984 (aged 74–75) Hà Nội, Việt Nam |
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
Rank | Colonel General |
Battles/wars | |
Chu Văn Tấn (1909–1984) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War. He was the first Minister of Defence of Vietnam[1]
Early years
[edit]Chu Văn Tấn was born in Võ Nhai district, Thái Nguyên province of the Tonkin Protectorate, French Indochina in May 1909. He joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1936.[1]
Career
[edit]He was a member of the 1st Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Minister of Defense in the 1945 provisional cabinet of the DRV.[2]
From 1949 to 1954, Chu Văn Tấn was the chief of Interregional, secretary zone party committee, Tribunal president of Military court, president of administrative committee of Việt Bắc Interzone.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Figures and Events: Chu Văn Tấn". vnanet.vn. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ David G. Marr Vietnam: State, War, and Revolution (1945–1946) 2013 p134 "Intriguingly, on 18 September 1945 it requested that one hundred ballots be printed for an election of Liberation Army senior oflicers.7O On 28 August, Chu Văn Tấn was named minister of defense in the provisional cabinet of the DRV, while .."
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- Members of the 1st Central Committee of the Indochinese Communist Party
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