The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and the family deeply mourn and inform:
General Nguyen Quyet (birth name Nguyen Tien Van).
Born on August 20, 1922; hometown: Chinh Nghia commune, Kim Dong district, Hung Yen province; permanent residence: 02/4 Yecxanh, Pham Dinh Ho ward, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi city; joined the revolution in 1939; joined the Party in May 1940.
He was a member of the Party Central Committee of the 4th, 5th and 6th terms; Secretary of the Party Central Committee of the 6th term; Vice Chairman of the State Council of the 8th term (now Vice President); former member of the Central Military Commission; Deputy Minister of National Defense; Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army. Delegate of the 4th, 7th and 8th National Assembly.
After a period of serious illness, despite the devoted care and treatment of the Party, the State, professors, doctors and family, due to old age and poor health, General Nguyen Quyet passed away at 9:09 p.m. on December 23, 2024 (November 23, Giap Thin year) at the 108 Central Military Hospital, at the age of 102.
With more than 65 years of revolutionary activities, General Nguyen Quyet has made many contributions to the revolutionary cause of the Party and the nation. He was awarded the Gold Star Order by the Party and the State; the 85-year Party membership badge and many other noble orders and medals.
To express condolences and acknowledge the achievements and contributions of General Nguyen Quyet, the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front decided to hold the funeral of General Nguyen Quyet with the State funeral ceremony.
The Party Central Committee Secretariat has decided to establish a State Funeral Committee consisting of 25 comrades, headed by Mr. Tran Cam Tu - Politburo member, Standing member of the Secretariat, Chairman of the Central Inspection Committee.
General Nguyen Quyet's coffin lies at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi.
The funeral will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on December 27, 2024 (November 27, the year of the Dragon).
Memorial service from 13:30, December 27, 2024.
Funeral from 3:30 p.m. the same day at Mai Dich Cemetery, Hanoi City.
