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Le Duc Tho
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Le Duc Tho was a Vietnamese diplomat and communist political leader who played a key role in negotiating the Paris Peace Accords that ended the Vietnam War in 1973. He is historically significant because his diplomatic efforts helped bring about the war's conclusion, though the accords ultimately led to the reunification of Vietnam under communist control in 1975.
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Nobel Prize
- The Nobel Peace Prize1973
“for jointly having negotiated a cease fire in Vietnam in 1973”
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Vietnam
- Place of birth
- Hà Nam
- Place of death
- Hanoi
- Occupation
- revolutionary
- Political party
- Communist Party of Vietnam
- Languages spoken
- Vietnamese
- Religion
- irreligion
- Award
- Gold Star Order
- Field of work
- foreign policy
- Conflict
- Vietnam War
- Military rank
- general
- Image
- Le Duc Tho at Orly Field 1972 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Ho Chi Minh City
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- date of birth
- 1911-10-14
- date of death
- 1990-10-13
- Commons category
- Lê Đức Thọ
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
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Lê Đức Thọ ( Vietnamese: [lē ɗɨ̌k tʰɔ̂ˀ] ; 14 October 1911 – 13 October 1990), born Phan Đình Khải in Nam Dinh Province, was a Vietnamese revolutionary, diplomat, and politician. He was the first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, jointly with United States Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 1973, but refused the award.
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