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- ↑ "Đại hội XIII: Bỏ phiếu bầu Ban Chấp hành Trung ương khóa XIII" [XIII Congress: Vote for election of the XIII Central Committee]. Vietnam+. 30 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
