Colonel General Chu Văn Tấn | |
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1st Minister of Defence (Vietnam) | |
In office 2 September 1945 – 2 March 1946 | |
Prime Minister | Hồ Chí Minh |
Succeeded by | Phan Anh |
Personal details | |
Born | 1909 Võ Nhai, Thái Nguyên, Tonkin (French protectorate) |
Died | 1984 (aged 74–75) Hà Nội, Việt Nam |
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
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Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
Rank | Colonel General |
Battles/wars | |
Chu Văn Tấn (1909–1984) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War. He was the first Minister of Defence of Vietnam [1]
Chu Văn Tấn was born in Võ Nhai district, Thái Nguyên province of the Tonkin Protectorate, French Indochina in May 1909. He joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1936. [1]
He was a member of the 1st Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Minister of Defense in the 1945 provisional cabinet of the DRV. [2]
From 1949 to 1954, Chu Văn Tấn was the chief of Interregional, secretary zone party committee, Tribunal president of Military court, president of administrative committee of Việt Bắc Interzone. [1]
Colonel General Chu Văn Tấn | |
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1st Minister of Defence (Vietnam) | |
In office 2 September 1945 – 2 March 1946 | |
Prime Minister | Hồ Chí Minh |
Succeeded by | Phan Anh |
Personal details | |
Born | 1909 Võ Nhai, Thái Nguyên, Tonkin (French protectorate) |
Died | 1984 (aged 74–75) Hà Nội, Việt Nam |
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Military service | |
Allegiance |
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Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
Rank | Colonel General |
Battles/wars | |
Chu Văn Tấn (1909–1984) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War. He was the first Minister of Defence of Vietnam [1]
Chu Văn Tấn was born in Võ Nhai district, Thái Nguyên province of the Tonkin Protectorate, French Indochina in May 1909. He joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1936. [1]
He was a member of the 1st Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Minister of Defense in the 1945 provisional cabinet of the DRV. [2]
From 1949 to 1954, Chu Văn Tấn was the chief of Interregional, secretary zone party committee, Tribunal president of Military court, president of administrative committee of Việt Bắc Interzone. [1]