What is Tôn Đức Thắng?
{{Infobox officeholder | image = Mr. Ton Duc Thang.jpg | name= Tôn Đức Thắng | order= 1st | office= President of Vietnam | term_start= 2 July 1976 | term_end= 30 March 1980 | predecessor=Himself ''as President of North Vietnam''<br>[[Nguyen Huu Tho]] ''(as Head of State of [[Republic of South Vietnam]])'' | successor= [[Trường Chinh]]<br>[[Nguyễn Hữu Thọ]] (acting) | office2 = [[List of Presidents of Vietnam|2nd]] [[President of Vietnam|President]] of [[North Vietnam]] | term_start2 = 2 September 1969 | term_end2 = 2 July 1976 | predecessor2 = [[Ho Chi Minh]] | successor2 = Himself as President of Vietnam | office3 = [[Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam|Chairman of the National Assembly]] | term_start3 = 20 September 1955 | term_end3 = 15 July 1960 | predecessor3 = [[Bui Bang Doan]] | successor3 = [[Trường Chinh]] | birth_date={{birth date|1888|08|20}} | birth_place= [[Long Xuyên]], [[An Giang]], [[French Indochina]] | death_date={{death date and age|1980|03|30|1888|08|20}} | death_place=[[Hanoi]], [[Vietnam]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1980/03/30/archives/ton-duc-thang-leader-in-vietnam-since-1969.html|title = Ton Duc Thang, Leader in Vietnam Since 1969|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 30 March 1980}}</ref> | spouse= Doan Thi Dau | party=[[Communist Party of Vietnam]] |awards=[[File:Vietnam_Gold_Star_ribbon.png|30px]] [[Gold Star Order (Vietnam)|Gold Star Order]] }} '''Tôn Đức Thắng''' (August 20, 1888 – March 30, 1980) was the second and last president of [[North Vietnam]] and the first president of the [[Socialist Republic of Vietnam|reunified Vietnam]]. He was president, initially of [[Democratic Republic of Vietnam|North Vietnam]] from September 2, 1969, and later of a united Vietnam, until his death in 1980. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ton, Duc Thang}} [[Category:1888 births]] [[Category:1980 deaths]] [[Category:Presidents of Vietnam]] [[Category:Vice presidents of Vietnam]] {{bio-stub}}