Lê Hồng Phong | |
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Informal leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
In office 27 October 1931 – 26 July 1936 |
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Preceded by | Trần Phú |
Succeeded by | Hà Huy Tập |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 September 1902 Nghệ An Province, French Indochina |
Died | September 2, 1942 Côn Đảo, French Indochina |
(aged 40)
Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Lê Hồng Phong (1902–1942) was the second leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV); he led the party through the office of General Secretary of the Overseas Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. The Overseas Executive Committee was the only body of the CPV left intact after increased repression by the French authorities in Indochina.