Võ Chí Công
His Excellency Võ Chí Công | |
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Official portrait, 1986 | |
| 4th Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam | |
| In office 18 June 1987 – 22 September 1992 | |
| Leader | Nguyễn Văn Linh |
| Preceded by | Trường Chinh |
| Succeeded by | Lê Đức Anh |
| Minister of Agriculture of Vietnam | |
| In office 2 February 1977 – 12 December 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Võ Thúc Đồng |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Ngọc Trìu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Võ Toàn 7 August 1912 Quảng Nam, Annam, French Indochina |
| Died | 8 September 2011 (aged 99) Hồ Chí Minh City, Vietnam |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam (since 1935) |
Võ Chí Công (Vietnamese: [vɔ˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕi˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]; born Võ Toàn [vɔ˦ˀ˥ twaːn˨˩]; 7 August 1912 – 8 September 2011) was a Vietnamese Communist revolutionary, and the Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam (Alternatively: President of Vietnam) between 1987 and 1992. He was the Standing Deputy Chairman of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam from 1962 to 1976.