State funeral held for Vietnam's former State President Tran Duc Luong


Former President Tran Duc Luong (1937-2025). - Photo: VNA

HANOI: A State funeral for former Politburo member and former State President Tran Duc Luong was held at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi on Saturday (May 24) morning with the national mourning etiquette.

The funeral was held by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), the National Assembly, the State President, the Government, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF), and the family of the former leader.

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