HANOI: Thousands queued across Vietnam on Friday (Jul 26) to pay their final respects to Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the most powerful leader the country has seen in decades. The 80-year-old, who
Vietnam 's President Nguyen Phu Trong greets the media at a news conference after he is re-elected as Communist Party's General Secretary for the 3rd term in Hanoi, Vietnam on Feb 1, 2021.
Thousands queued across Vietnam on Friday to pay their final respects to Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the most powerful leader the country has seen in decades.Thousands of people wearing black queued in Hanoi to see the leader before his burial at Mai Dich cemetery, the final resting place for many senior leaders in Vietnam, at 3pm on Friday."Luckily I got into the funeral house to say farewell to a leader that I really respect," she said.
All flags across the country flew at half mast, while entertainment and sporting events have been suspended during the mourning period.He enjoyed remarkable longevity in office, during a mandate that rights groups say has coincided with increasing authoritarianism. Trong was praised earlier by US President Joe Biden as"a champion of deep ties" between Vietnam and the United States, while Russian President Vladimir Putin hailed the Vietnamese leader as a"true friend of Russia".We know it's a hassle to switch browsers but we want your experience with CNA to be fast, secure and the best it can possibly be.
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