Vietnam’s leader and general secretary of the ruling communist party, Nguyen Phu Trong, died on July 19 at age 80. His successor, To Lam has taken over his position.
The Central Committee of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party issued an obituary on July 19 saying that Nguyen, the general secretary of the party, died “due to old age and serious illness.” Vietnamese officials did not mention details about Nguyen’s illness.
