Trần Độ
Lieutenant General Trần Độ | |
|---|---|
| Vice Chairman of the 8th National Assembly of Vietnam | |
| In office 19 April 1987 – 19 July 1992 | |
| Chairman | Lê Quang Đạo |
| Head of the Central Commission on Culture | |
| In office 1986–1989 | |
| Preceded by | Hà Xuân Trường |
| Succeeded by | Trần Trọng Tân (as Head of the Central Ideology and Culture Department) |
| In office 1980–1982 | |
| Preceded by | position created |
| Succeeded by | Hà Xuân Trường |
| Deputy Minister of Culture | |
| In office 1976–1980 | |
| Minister | Nguyễn Văn Hiếu |
| Deputy Head of the Central Propaganda Commission | |
| In office 1976–1980 | |
| Head | Tố Hữu |
| Vice Chief of the General Department of Politics of the People's Army of Vietnam | |
| In office 1974–1976 | |
| Chief | Song Hào |
| Vice political commissar of the Central Military Commission for South Vietnam | |
| In office October 1963 – 1975 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Tạ Ngọc Phách 23 September 1923 Tây Giang, Tiền Hải, Thái Bình, French Indochina |
| Died | 9 August 2002 (aged 78) Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (Expelled on 4 January 1999) |
| Awards | Order of Ho Chi Minh Military Exploit Order (1st class, 3rd class) |
| Nickname | Chín Vinh (nom de guerre) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Vietnam Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam |
| Branch/service | People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam |
| Years of service | 1941–1986 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Battles/wars | |
Trần Độ (1923–2002) was a Vietnamese politician and Lieutenant General of the People's Army of Vietnam. He was expelled from the Communist Party of Vietnam due to his opposing and critical opinions of the party and the state of Vietnam, particularly during post-Vietnam War.