Phạm Văn Trà (born 19 August 1935) is a Vietnamese politician who served as Vietnam's Minister of Defense from 1997 to 2006. [1] [2]
Phạm Văn Tràwas previously Chief of the General Staff of the People's Army of Vietnam and Vice-Minister of Defense (Dec 1995–1997),and a four-star General. He replaced Đoàn Khuê as minister of defense in September 1997. [3] [4]
Vietnam is divided into 63 first-level subdivisions,comprising fifty-seven provinces and six municipalities under the command of the central government. Municipalities are the highest-ranked cities in Vietnam. Municipalities are centrally-controlled cities and have special status equal to that of the provinces.
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Bắc Ninh is a province of Vietnam,located in the Red River Delta of the northern part of the country. It is the smallest province of Vietnam by area and is situated to the east of the nation's capital,Hanoi,and borders Bắc Giang province,Hưng Yên province,Hải Dương province and Hanoi.
The Anarchy of the 12 Warlords,also the Period of the 12 Warlords,was a period of chaos and civil war in the history of Vietnam,from 965 to 968 caused by the succession of the Ngôdynasty after the death of King NgôQuyền. This period is also sometimes simply called the Twelve Warlords. Four of the warlords are verified to have traced their direct lineage from what is now China today. This period ended in 968 with the unification war of Vietnam by Đinh BộLĩnh,who later established the Đinh dynasty.
1st Corps or Quyết thắng Corps was a regular army corps of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). First organised in 1973 during the Vietnam War,1st Corps had a major role in the 1975 spring offensive that ended the war. Before disbanded on 21 November 2023,the corps was stationed in Tam Điệp,Ninh Bình.
2nd Corps or Hương Giang Corps was a regular army corps of the Vietnam People's Army. First organised in 1974 during the Vietnam War,2nd Corps had a major role in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign that ended the war. Before disbanded on 21 November 2023,the corps was stationed in Lạng Giang District,Bắc Giang.
1st Military Region of Vietnam People's Army,founded in 1945,is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam,tasked to organise,build,manage and command fights against foreign invaders to protect the North East of Vietnam. The headquarters of the 1st Military Zone is in Thái Nguyên.
The 2nd Military Region of the Vietnam People's Army,is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam,tasked to organise,build,manage and commander armed forces defending the North West of Vietnam. The north-West region of Vietnam,borders with the Yunnan of China. In 1979,the Chinese army with 3 infantry corps,and 10 infantry divisions,launched a huge invasion in this military zone and occupied Lào Cai Province and Phong Thổ.
The 3rd Military Region of Vietnam People's Army is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam,tasked to organise,build,manage and command armed forces defending the Red River Delta. The north-West region of Vietnam borders with the Guangxi,China. In 1979,Chinese army with one infantry division,launched an invasion in this military zone.
The 5th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army,is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam,tasked to organise,build,manage and command armed forces defending the South Central Vietnam include the Tây Nguyên and southern central coastal provinces.
The 7th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army,is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam,tasked to organise,build,manage and command armed forces defending the South East Vietnam.
The 9th Military Region of Vietnam People's Army,is directly under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam,tasked to organise,build,manage and command armed forces defending the Mekong Delta.
The Viện cơmật or "Secret Institute",established in 1834,was the Privy Council and key mandarin agency of the imperial court of Vietnam's final Nguyễn dynasty at Huế,until the end of the dynasty in 1945.
Phạm Thận Duật was a high-ranking mandarin serving in the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam. He and Tôn Thất Phan,representing emperor TựĐức's court,signed the Treaty of Huếwith France. He participated in the anti-colonial Cần Vương resistance and died while being sent to exile in Tahiti by the French. Knowledge of his role in the resistance was hidden or lost for many decades after his death;he was thought to have been a French collaborator for having signed the treaty.
Trần Đăng Ninh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and senior official in the People's Army of Vietnam. He was a former Secretary of the Northern Party Committee. Trần Đăng Ninh was the first Chairman of the Central Inspection Commission of the Communist Party of Vietnam,and the first chairman of the General Department of Supply of the People's Army of Vietnam from 1950 until his death in 1955. In 2003 he was awarded Vietnam's Gold Star Medal.
Phạm Minh Chính is a Vietnamese politician and former public security lieutenant general. He has served as the eighth prime minister of Vietnam since 2021,and currently ranks third in the Communist Party after General Secretary TôLâm and President Lương Cường
The 13th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has been in session since the conclusion of the 13th National Congress in 2021. It elected,at its 1st Plenary Session,the Politburo,about half of the membership of the Secretariat and the Central Inspection Commission of the 13th term.
The 4th Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) was elected at the 4th CPV National Congress. It elected the 4th Politburo and the 4th Secretariat.
The 3rd Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam (WPV) was elected at the 3rd WPV National Congress. It elected the 3rd Politburo and the 3rd Secretariat.
12th Corps or officially the Army Corps 12 is one of the two regular army corps of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN). It was formed in November 2023 as a merger of the 1st and 2nd Corps. The corps is stationed in Tam Điệp,Ninh Bình.