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Võ Chí Công (Võ Toàn) was born on 7 August, 1912 in Quảng Nam, Annam, French Indochina, is a Vietnamese politician. Discover Võ Chí Công's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 99 years old?

Popular As Võ Toàn
Occupation N/A
Age 99 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 7 August, 1912
Birthday 7 August
Birthplace Quảng Nam, Annam, French Indochina
Date of death 8 September, 2011
Died Place Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam
Nationality China

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1912

Võ Chí Công (born Võ Toàn; 7 August 1912 – 8 September 2011) was a Vietnamese Communist politician, and the Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam (Alternatively: President of Vietnam) between 1987 and 1992.

Võ Chí Công was born Võ Toàn in Quảng Nam, French Indochina, in 1912.

Võ Chí Công’s father was Võ Nghiệm a patriot who later became a communist party member and a secretary, who was condemned as a martyr by the Vietnamese government.

His mother Nguyễn Thị Thân was later conferred the Vietnamese title as Vietnamese heroic mother.

Công was educated in patriotic spirit and influenced by many land magnates such as Hoàng Diệu, Trần Quý Cáp, Phan Châu Trinh, and Huỳnh Thúc Kháng.

1930

He first became politically active in 1930, when he joined with Phan Bội Châu and Phan Chu Trinh, two early Vietnamese nationalists who opposed the French colonial regime.

1935

He joined the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Hồ Chí Minh in 1935, and fought with the Vietnamese resistance against the Vichy French and Japanese empire during World War II.

1941

In October 1941, Võ Chí Công was assigned to the newly re-established Central Party Committee, which was assigned to charge the provinces from Đà Nẵng to Phú Yên.

1942

In early 1942, the French colonial government terrorized the revolutionary movement in the central provinces, many Central Party officials and provinces were arrested, some temporarily left the area to contact the higher authorities.

Võ Chí Công himself had to stay in the southernmost provinces of Central Vietnam, then proceeded to Đà Lạt to build a base.

In June 1942, Secretary of the Quảng Nam Party Committee Trương Hoàn was arrested, sentenced to 20 years in prison by the colonial government, sent to Buôn Ma Thuột.

1943

In August 1942, Quảng Nam - Hội An - Đà Nẵng Provincial Party Committee was established by Võ Chí Công and after January 16, 1943 the three parties merged into The Quảng Nam Party.

Võ Chí Công was elected as the Party Secretary of the new Quảng Nam Party.

In October 1943, due to the betrayal of a provincial commissioner named Cao Tiến Khai, Võ Chí Công and a number of provincial officials, Nguyễn Sắc Kim and Lê Bá were arrested by the French colonial government.

Công was sentenced to life imprisonment, then reduced to 25 years imprisonment in Hội An laboratories, then transferred to exile in Buôn Ma Thuột.

1945

On 9 March 1945, Japan overtook France Indochina.

For the demobilization of the Vietnamese in support of Japanese rule, the Japanese military released many political prisoners, including Võ Chí Công.

After his release, Công returned to Quảng Nam, assigned to the National Salvation Department of the Việt Minh in Quảng Nam Province, as leader of the Uprising, preparing to destroy the french government.

As a result of his efforts and his comrades, as well as the quick initiative, the uprising took place in Quảng Nam, starting with Hội An, which took place on August 17, 1945.

Quang Nam became one of four provinces to win The earliest government in the country.

After the successful August Revolution, Công was appointed Chief Justice of Quảng Nam - Đà Nẵng.

1960

After the First Indochina War, Công took charge of Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of 5th Region (and elected is member of Central Committee Party in 1960), before becoming a founding member and Deputy Chairman of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (Vietcong) in 1961.

He later became Deputy Secretary of the Central Office for South Vietnam (COSVN), and was a key figure in the communist party in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

1962

He was the Standing Deputy Chairman of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam from 1962 to 1976.

1976

After the reunification of Vietnam in 1976, Công was awarded a seat on the national Politburo.

As a Politburo member, Công served in various cabinet posts, including Minister of Fisheries (1976–77), Minister of Agriculture (1977–78), and Deputy Prime Minister (1976–82), before becoming the Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam (the contemporary equivalent of the President of Vietnam) in 1987.

1992

After his presidential term ended in 1992, Công became an advisor to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, until this advisory position was abolished in 1997.

2011

Võ Chí Công died in Hồ Chí Minh City on 8 September 2011, aged 99.

The Communist Party of Vietnam granted him a televised state funeral in recognition of his long political career.