Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang dies at age 61

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Source: DW

President Tran Dai Quang died at the age of 61 on Friday, Vietnamese state media reported, adding that he'd passed away after battling a "serious illness."

"President Tran Dai died at 10:05 am on the 21st of September at the military hospital," the official Vietnam News Agency said.

Quang had passed away "despite efforts by domestic and international doctors and professors," Vietnam Television reported. The reports did not provide further information about Quang's illness.

He did not appear in public for more than a month last year, raising questions about his health. His last public appearance was at a Politburo meeting and a reception for a Chinese delegation on Wednesday.


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1. From 'South China Morning News' ...

"As president, he oversaw a crackdown on dissidents that rights groups have decried as a chokehold on free expression. More than 40 people were jailed this year and some 100 have been behind bars as of April 2018, according to Amnesty International."

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