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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

Among those asking for assistance at the U.S. embassy was none other than the nephew and namesake of Pham Van Dong, the Premier of North Viet Nam.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Hanoi came pledges of "total support" for Sihanouk, and North Vietnamese Premier Pham Van Dong hurried to Peking to confer with the deposed prince.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Politburo, however, remains dominated by septuagenarians, some of them ailing; Premier Pham Van Dong is 77, while Secretary General Le Duan just turned 76.

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

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