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Friday, February 19, 2021, 14:54 GMT+7
Vietnam s former Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong. Photo: Reuters
Vietnam s former Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong has passed away due to old age and serious illness.
Trong, who was a former member of the Politburo, died at 79 at his home in the Mekong Delta province of Ben Tre at 3:25 am on Friday, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Phan Van Mai confirmed on the same day.
The plan for his funeral, memorial service, and burial ceremony will be announced later.
Truong Vinh Trong was born on November 11, 1942 in Binh Hoa Commune, Giong Trom District, Ben Tre Province.