University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

[Thanhnien] Immediately after the news of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong's death was announced, many young people using Facebook changed their profile pictures to black and white to express their grief.

[Thanhnien] From 5 a.m. on July 26, people lined up at the National Funeral Home, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi, to bid farewell to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Many young people were also present to see off the General Secretary and assist people who came to pay their respects.

As a student of the Faculty of Literature, Hanoi University, during the 1963-1967 academic year, and having to study in a dispersed campus environment amidst the roar of bombs and gunfire, former student Nguyen Phu Trong overcame all difficulties to become the only student to achieve the highest possible score on his graduation thesis in the entire cohort.

Professor Nguyen Hung Vi, a lecturer in the Faculty of Literature, has had many opportunities to meet and work with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in his personal life. The following are his shared memories of his interactions with General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

(CPV) - According to information from the Central Council for the Protection of Cadre Health, General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, after a period of illness, despite being diligently treated by the Party, the State, a team of professors and doctors, and receiving devoted care from his family, passed away at 1:38 PM on July 19, 2024, at the Central Military Hospital 108 due to his advanced age and severe illness. He was 80 years old.