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Lương Cường
Lương Cường (born 15 August 1957) is a Vietnamese Army general and Director of the General Department of Politics of Vietnam.[1] He was born on 15 August 1957 in Viet Tri District, Phu Tho Province, Vietnam. He became member of the Communist Party of Vietnam on 19 January 2011.[2][3]
Lương Cường | |
|---|---|
| Director of the General Department of Politics | |
| Assumed office April 15, 2016 | |
| CMC secretary | Nguyễn Phú Trọng |
| Preceded by | Ngô Xuân Lịch |
| Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics | |
| In office March 1, 2011 – April 15, 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1957 Viet Tri District, Phu Tho Province, Vietnam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Vietnam |
| Branch/service | Vietnam People's Army |
| Years of service | 1975–present |
| Rank | Army General |
| Commands | Vietnam People's Army |
| Battles/wars | Sino-Vietnamese War |
Lương Cường was previously Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics (2011–16), and was promoted to four-star General in 2019.[4][5][6]
Rank edit
- Major General (2005)
- Lieutenant General (2009)
- Colonel General (2014)
- Army General (2019)
References edit
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- ^ "Raúl receives People's Army of Vietnam Political General". en.granma.cu. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "Việt Nam, Cuba intensify friendship between armed forces". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ "Luong Cuong was promoted to General by President Nguyen Phu Trong". 29 January 2019.
- ^ Việt, Người (2019-01-30). "Phong đại tướng cho hai tướng công an, quân đội". Nguoi Viet Online. Retrieved 2019-02-09.
- ^ VietTimes.vn (2019-01-29). "Việt Nam chính thức có thêm 2 Đại tướng: ông Tô Lâm và ông Lương Cường". VietTimes (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2019-02-09.