Nguyen Van Linh
Nguyễn Văn Linh (1 July 1915–27 April 1998) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician. He was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991 and a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. During his time in office, Linh was a strong advocate of "doi moi" (renovation), an economic plan whose aim is to turn Vietnam economy to a socialist-oriented market economy. As such, Linh was often touted the Vietnamese Gorbachev after the Soviet leader, who introduced Perestroika.
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