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Pham Van Dong

American  
[fahm vahn dawng] / ˈfɑm ˈvɑn ˈdɔŋ /

noun

  1. 1906–2000, Vietnamese political leader: prime minister of North Vietnam 1955–76 and of unified Vietnam 1976–86.


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Then Mr. Lewandowski had a frank talk with Pham Van Dong, North Vietnam’s prime minister, and was startled to hear him say the Americans would be easier to defeat than the French.

From New York Times Sep. 3, 2013

The most public member of the collective leadership is Pham Van Dong, 67, North Viet Nam's Premier since 1955.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Hanoi she dances with Oliver Stone at the Metropole hotel and converses with Le Duc Tho, Pham Van Dong, General Giap -- old warriors from an old nightmare.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was this episode that finally prompted Viet Nam's Premier Pham Van Dong to go all out in retaliation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hanoi's principal demand: a whopping $3.25 billion in "reconstruction aid" once promised by President Richard Nixon in a letter to Premier Pham Van Dong.

From Time Magazine Archive

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