Nguyễn Lương Bằng (2 April 1904 – 20 July 1979)[1] was a Vietnamese revolutionary activist and politician. He held the post as Vice President of Vietnam from 1969 to 1979 (North Vietnam until 1976), and General Director of Vietnam National Bank.[2] He was North Vietnam's first ambassador in the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1956 and the Government Inspector General in 1956.
Early life[edit]Nguyễn Lương Bằng was born on April 2, 1904, in Thanh Miện District in Hải Dương. He was born into a poor family with patriotic traditions. Throughout his life he used the alias Anh Cả, and Sao Đỏ.[3] In December 1925, he was admitted to the Vietnam Revolutionary Youth Association. From there he and some other patriotic youth attended political training classes led by Hồ Chí Minh Hồ Tùng Mậu, Lê Hồng Sơn. In October 1929, in Hong Kong he was admitted to the Communist Party led by Nguyễn Ái Quốc (Hồ Chí Minh). In May 1931, he was captured secretly detained in Catina Saigon. Shortly afterwards, he was taken down to the Sea of Shipping ship to Haiphong and put into detention at the Hỏa Lò prison in Hanoi. In late 1931, he was sent back to Hải Dương. In June 1932, the court of Hải Dương sentenced him to life imprisonment and transferred to Hỏa Lò prison. In late 1932 he escaped to Vĩnh Yên then to Thanh Miện (Hải Dương) to work. At the end of 1933, when he went to Bắc Giang, he was arrested and detained in Hỏa Lò (early 1934). In May 1935, he was sent to Sơn La prison. In 1943 the Party arranged for him to escape to Vạn Phúc village to meet Hoàng Văn Thụ to assume the task, he was nominated by the Party as an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, in charge of financial affairs and the military work of the Party; At the same time, he was assigned to work in the Việt Minh as leader of the General Department. After the August Revolution, Nguyễn Lương Bằng held the post as General Director of the National Bank of Vietnam,[2] the first ambassador of North Vietnam to the Soviet Union (1953-1956), head of the Central Commission for Inspection, government (1956). In September 1969, he was elected Vice President of Vietnam. He died on July 20, 1979, at the age of 75.[4][5]
References[edit] ^ "Thư Viện Lịch Sử". ^ a b "Former Governors". ^ BAOMOI.COM (2014-12-31). "Nguyễn Lương Bằng - Sao Đỏ sáng mãi niềm tin". BAOMOI.COM (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2018-01-16. ^ "Trang tin điện tử UBND xã Ngũ Hùng". nguhung.thanhmien.haiduong.gov.vn. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. ^ "Danh nhân lịch sử Việt Nam Nguyễn Lương Bằng". vte Heads of state of Vietnam since 1945Empire of Vietnam (1945)Empire of Vietnam Bảo ĐạiDemocratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam; 1945–1976) North Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Huỳnh Thúc Kháng1 Tôn Đức Thắng State / Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam; 1949–1975)South Vietnam Bảo Đại Ngô Đình Diệm Dương Văn Minh2 Nguyễn Khánh2 Provisional Leadership Committee Dương Văn Minh2 Phan Khắc Sửu2 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu2 Trần Văn Hương Dương Văn MinhSocialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)Vietnam Tôn Đức Thắng Nguyễn Hữu Thọ1 Trường Chinh3 Võ Chí Công3 Lê Đức Anh Trần Đức Lương Nguyễn Minh Triết Trương Tấn Sang Trần Đại Quang Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh1 Nguyễn Phú Trọng Nguyễn Xuân Phúc Võ Thị Ánh Xuân1 Võ Văn Thưởng Võ Thị Ánh Xuân1 Tô Lâm Lương Cường 1acting 2military 3Chairman of the Council of State vteVice presidents of VietnamNguyễn Hải Thần (1945–1946) • Tôn Đức Thắng (1960–1969) • Nguyễn Lương Bằng (1969–1979) • Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1976–1992) • Chu Huy Mân (1981–1986) • Xuân Thủy (1981–1982) • Lê Thanh Nghị (1982–1986) • Huỳnh Tấn Phát (1982–1989) • Nguyễn Quyết (1987–1992) • Đàm Quang Trung (1987–1992) • Lê Quang Đạo (1987–1992) • Nguyễn Thị Định (1987–1992) • Nguyễn Thị Bình (1992–2002) • Trương Mỹ Hoa (2002–2007) • Nguyễn Thị Doan (2007–2016) • Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (2016–2021) • Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (2021–) vte Communist Party of Vietnam Central CommitteeGeneral Secretary Trần Phú (1930–31) Lê Hồng Phong (1931–36) Hà Huy Tập (1936–38) Nguyễn Văn Cừ (1938–40) Trường Chinh (1940–56) Hồ Chí Minh (1956–1960) Lê Duẩn (1960–86) Trường Chinh (Jul.–Dec. 1986) Nguyễn Văn Linh (1986–91) Đỗ Mười (1991–97) Lê Khả Phiêu (1997–01) Nông Đức Mạnh (2001–11) Nguyễn Phú Trọng (2011–2024) Tô Lâm (2024–present) Permanent Member Nguyễn Duy Trinh (1976–82) Lê Đức Thọ (1980–82) Lê Thanh Nghị (1980–82) Võ Chí Công (1982–86) Nguyễn Văn Linh (June–Dec. 1986) Đỗ Mười (1986–88) Nguyễn Thanh Bình (1988–91) Lê Đức Anh (1991–92) Đào Duy Tùng (1991–96) Lê Khả Phiêu (1996–97) Phạm Thế Duyệt (1998–01) Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1999–01) Trần Đình Hoan (Apr.–Jul. 2001) Phan Diễn (2002–06) Trương Tấn Sang (2006–11) Lê Hồng Anh (2011–16) Đinh Thế Huynh (2016–18) Trần Quốc Vượng (2018–21) Võ Văn Thưởng (2021–2023) Trương Thị Mai (2023–2024) Lương Cường (May - October 2024) Trần Cẩm Tú (2024-present) Decision-making bodies Politburo Secretariat Central Military Commission Central Inspection Commission Apparatus Commission for External Relations Central Office Mass Mobilization Commission Commission for Information and Education Organisation Commission Theoretical Council Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics and Public Administration National Political Publishing House – The Truth Nhân Dân The Communist Newspaper Steering committees Anti-corruption Central Highlands Judicial Reform Northwest Southwest National meetingsNational Congress 1st (1935) 2nd (1951) 3rd (1960) 4th (1976) 5th (1982) 6th (1986) 7th (1991) 8th (1996) 9th (2001) 10th (2006) 11th (2011) 12th (2016) 13th (2021) Leadership sittingsElected by theCentral CommitteePolitburo 1st: 1935–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 (Enlarged & Standing) 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021–present Secretariat 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021– Military Commission 1946–48 1952–60 1960–76 1976–82 1980–85 1985–90 1990–95 1995–00 2000–05 2005–10 2010–15 2015–20 2020–25 Inspection Commission 1st: 1948–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 13th: 2021–present Elected byCongressCentral Committee Provisional: 1930–35 1st: 1935–51 2nd: 1951–60 3rd: 1960–76 4th: 1976–82 5th: 1982–86 6th: 1986–91 7th: 1991–96 8th: 1996–01 9th: 2001–06 10th: 2006–11 11th: 2011–16 12th: 2016–21 (Members Alternates Directly Subordinated Organs) 13th: 2021–present Wider organisation Other organs Constitution Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization Vietnam People's Armed Forces Ideology Ho Chi Minh Thought Marxism–Leninism Socialist-oriented market economy Đổi Mới Authority control databases InternationalISNIVIAFFASTWorldCatNationalUnited StatesCzech Republic
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