Chu Văn Tấn
Colonel General Chu Văn Tấn | |
|---|---|
| 1st Minister of Defence (Vietnam) | |
| In office 2 September 1945 – 2 March 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Hồ Chí Minh |
| Succeeded by | Phan Anh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 22, 1909 |
| Died | 22 May 1984 (aged 75) |
| Party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Vietnam |
| Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | |
Chu Văn Tấn (1909–1984) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War. He was the first Minister of Defence of Vietnam.[1]
Early years
Tấn was born in Võ Nhai district, Thái Nguyên province of the Tonkin Protectorate, French Indochina in May 1909. He joined the Indochinese Communist Party in 1936.[1]
Career
Tấn was a member of the 1st Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Minister of Defense in the 1945 provisional cabinet of the DRV.[2]
From 1949 to 1954, Tấn was the chief of Interregional, secretary zone party committee, Tribunal president of Military court, president of administrative committee of Việt Bắc Interzone.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Figures and Events: Chu Văn Tấn". vnanet.vn. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ Marr, David G. (2013). Vietnam: State, War, and Revolution, 1945–1946. p. 134.
Intriguingly, on 18 September 1945 it requested that one hundred ballots be printed for an election of Liberation Army senior officers. On 28 August, Chu Văn Tấn was named minister of defense in the provisional cabinet of the DRV, while ..