Vo Van Kiet

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Vo Van Kiet was a Vietnamese revolutionary and reformist politician who served as Prime Minister in the early 1990s, playing a key role in advancing the country’s economic renovation (Đổi Mới) and opening Vietnam to the global economy.

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instanceOf Prime Minister of Vietnam
Vietnamese politician
human
awardReceived Gold Star Order
Ho Chi Minh Order
burialPlace Ho Chi Minh City Martyrs Cemetery
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
dateOfBirth 1922-11-23
dateOfDeath 2008-06-11
educatedAt Nguyễn Đình Chiểu High School (Saigon)
ethnicGroup Kinh people
familyName
givenName
knownFor advocacy of international economic integration
pragmatic economic policies
support for normalization of relations with the United States
support for private sector development in Vietnam
memberOf Communist Party of Vietnam
movement Đổi Mới
nativeName Võ Văn Kiệt
notableWork implementation of Đổi Mới economic reforms
promotion of Vietnam’s economic renovation and opening to the global economy
numberOfChildren 3
officeEnd Prime Minister of Vietnam term ended 1997
officeStart Prime Minister of Vietnam term started 1991
participatedIn Vietnam War
Vietnamese resistance against French colonial rule
placeOfBirth Vĩnh Long Province
linked to: Vĩnh Long

Vũng Liêm District
placeOfDeath Singapore
politicalIdeology communism
economic reformism within socialism
positionHeld Chairman of the State Planning Commission of Vietnam
First Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam
Prime Minister of Vietnam
Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee
precededBy Đỗ Mười as Prime Minister of Vietnam
religion Buddhism
residence Ho Chi Minh City
linked to: Saigon
sexOrGender male
spouse Phan Lương Cầm
succeededBy Phan Văn Khải as Prime Minister of Vietnam
workedOn expansion of foreign direct investment in Vietnam
normalization of Vietnam–China relations
normalization of Vietnam–United States relations
post-war reconstruction of Ho Chi Minh City
reform of state-owned enterprises in Vietnam

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Do Muoi successorAsPrimeMinister Vo Van Kiet
Le Duc Anh headOfGovernment Vo Van Kiet
Vo Van Kiet Street namedAfter Vo Van Kiet