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Death of top leader Nguyen Phu Trong puts Vietnam at a major crossroads
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Analysts were divided about whether Mr Nguyen Phu Trong’s death would cause more or less instability in Vietnamese leadership.
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BANGKOK - Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong, who died on July 19 at the age of 80,
As the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) – and essentially the most powerful person in the country – he had pursued an anti-corruption campaign that toppled a string of future leaders, including one widely regarded as his protege.
