HANOI — Vietnam will hold a funeral next week for the late communist leader Nguyen Phu Trong, the party said Saturday.
The funeral will take place over two days in the Vietnam ese capital on July 25 and July 26, during which a period of national mourning will be observed, the Communist Party of Vietnam said.Trong died on Friday at a military hospital in Hanoi at the age of 80 'due to old age and serious illness.' LEADER ’S DEMISE A man reads a newspaper reporting the death of Nguyen Phu Trong, the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam , in Hanoi, on July 20, 2024.
'He was a bright and perfect communist, a sharp politician... who devoted his whole life for socialism and the happiness of the people,' Ky added.'Rest in peace''Trong was a very enthusiastic patriot in his own manner,' blogger DzungArt Nguyen wrote in a Facebook post.' acknowledge his passion... may he rest in peace.
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