Pham Van Dong - prominent leader of Vietnam's revolution

Late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, born on March 1, 1906, was a talented politician, theorist, diplomat and cultural thinker. He was also an excellent disciple of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Pham Van Dong was Deputy Prime Minister when he led the Vietnamese delegation to the Geneva Conference in 1954 (Photo: VNA)

Pham Van Dong (standing, third from right) and other members of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam's delegation to the Geneva Conference in 1954 (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Van Dong (middle, wearing a scarf) visits a ​construction material workshop of the Hanoi University of Science and Technology in 1969 (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Van Dong visits the Vietnam News Agency's photography bureau (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Van Dong visits militia of the Me Tri radio station, which was attacked by US aircraft, on December 30, 1972 (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Van Dong visits a high-yield rice field in Hai Anh commune, Hai Chau district of Nam Ha province, in June 1969 (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Van Dong visits naval soldiers in January 1980 (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Van Dong visits the construction site of the Hoang Thach cement factory in January 1980 (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Van Dong (fifth, right) visits veteran revolutionaries in Cao Bang province in early 1982 (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Van Dong visits the public security staff on January 5, 1980, when the force is honoured wiht the title "Hero of the People's Armed Forces"  (Photo: VNA)

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