The following lists events that happened during

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

Vietnam Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's List of countries and depende ...

Incumbents

* Party General Secretary:

Nông Đức Mạnh Nông Đức Mạnh (; born 11 September 1940) is a Vietnamese politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the most powerful position in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, from 22 April 2001 to 19 January 2011 ...

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Trần Đức Lương Trần Đức Lương (; 5 May 1937 – 20 May 2025) was a Vietnamese politician who served as the sixth President of Vietnam from 1997 to 2006. Early life Trần Đức Lương was born in Đức Phổ District, Quảng Ngãi Province and ...

(until June 27);

Nguyễn Minh Triết Nguyễn Minh Triết (; born 8 October 1942) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the seventh President of Vietnam from 2006 to 2011. He was elected by the National Assembly of Vietnam with 464 votes (94%) in June 2006. Nguyễn Minh ...

(starting June 27) *

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

Phan Văn Khải Phan Văn Khải (; 25 December 1933 – 17 March 2018) was a Vietnamese politician who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Vietnam from 25 September 1997 until his resignation on 27 June 2006. He was considered to be a technocratic, innovat ...

(until June 27);

Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng (; born 17 November 1949) is a Vietnamese politician who served as the Prime Minister of Vietnam from 2006 to 2016. He was confirmed by the National Assembly on 27 June 2006, having been nominated by his predecessor, Phan ...

(starting June 27) * Chairman of the National Assembly:

Nguyễn Văn An Nguyễn Văn An (; born 1 October 1937) is a Vietnamese politician who served as Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam from 2001 to 2006. Nguyễn Văn An was Appointed Chairman on 27 June 2001, An was a proponent of government and admin ...

(until June 26);

Nguyễn Phú Trọng Nguyễn Phú Trọng ( ; 14 April 194419 July 2024) was a Vietnamese politician and political theorist who served as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 2011 until his death in 2024. As the head of the party's Secretaria ...

(starting June 26)

Events

* January 20 – Bùi Tiến Dũng, General Director of PMU18, was arrested in

PMU 18 scandal The PMU 18 scandal is a multi-million dollar political corruption scandal at the Vietnamese Ministry of Transport (''Bộ Giao thông Vận tải'', GTVT) at the beginning of 2006, which involved embezzlement, bribery, nepotism, and gambling. The ...

. * April 8 – Bloc 8406 was established. * May 20 – 400 fishermen were missing due to

Typhoon Chanchu Typhoon Chanchu, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Caloy, was the most intense typhoon in the South China Sea in the month of May according to the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO). The first named storm of the 2006 Pacific typhoon season, Chanc ...

. * October 1 –

Typhoon Xangsane Typhoon Xangsane, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Milenyo, was a typhoon that affected the Philippines, and Indochina during the 2006 Pacific typhoon season. The name Xangsane was submitted by Laos and means elephant. Xangsane made landfal ...

made landfall in

Da Nang Da Nang or DanangSee also Danang Dragons (, ) is the fifth-largest city in Vietnam by municipal population. It lies on the coast of the Western Pacific Ocean of Vietnam at the mouth of the Hàn River, and is one of Vietnam's most important p ...

. * October 25 –

Vietnam National Convention Center The National Convention Center (NCC; ) is a major convention center located on Thăng Long Boulevard in Nam Từ Liêm district of Hanoi, Vietnam. The convention center was designed by Meinhard von Gerkan and Nikolaus Goetze of Gerkan, Marg and P ...

was inaugurated. * November 12 – Prime Minister directed a temporary suspension of rice exports to stabilize market prices. * November 18–19 –

APEC Vietnam 2006 APEC Vietnam 2006 was a series of political meetings held around Vietnam between the 21 member economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation during 2006. Leaders from all the member countries met from 18 to 19 November 2006 in Hanoi. Notable ...

was held. * December 5 –

Typhoon Durian Typhoon Durian, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Reming, was a deadly tropical cyclone that wreaked havoc in the Philippines and later crossed the Malay Peninsula in late November 2006, causing massive loss of life when mudflows from th ...

made landfall in Southern Vietnam. * December 7 – Prime Minister allowed rice export again. * December 23 – 23 students were required to retake exams after

High School Graduation Examination An exit examination is a test that students must pass to receive a diploma and graduate from school. Such examinations have been used in a variety of countries; this article focuses on their use within the United States. These are usually crite ...

scandal in

Hà Tây province Hà Tây () was a former provinces of Vietnam, province of Vietnam, in the Red River Delta, now part of Hanoi. Geography Hà Tây province was located in the Red River Delta bordering Hanoi municipality, Hưng Yên Province, Hưng Yên, Hà ...

. * December 29 –

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who was the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Bush family and the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he i ...

signed proclamation extending

Permanent normal trade relations The status of permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) is a legal designation in the United States for free trade with a foreign state. The designation was changed from ''most favored nation'' (MFN) to ''normal trade relations'' by Section 5003 of ...

to Vietnam.

Births

* February 2 –

Vi Đình Thượng Vi Đình Thượng (born 8 February 2006) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a full-back or midfielder for V.League 2 club Huế. Early career Born in Nghệ An, Thượng participated in the entrance test of the Sông La ...

, footballer * May 27 –

Lê Đình Long Vũ Lê Đình Long Vũ (born 27 May 2006) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a winger for V.League 1 side Sông Lam Nghệ An and the Vietnam national under-23 team. In 2023, Long Vũ was listed by ''The Guardian'' as one of ...

, footballer * June 3 –

Nguyễn Công Phương Nguyễn Công Phương (born 3 June 2006) is a Vietnamese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for V.League 1 side Thể Công-Viettel. Early career Born in Hải Dương, Công Phương started playing football at an early age. ...

, footballer

Deaths

* January 1 –

Nguyễn Văn Minh Nguyễn Văn Minh (1929-2006) was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) during the Vietnam War. Military career Minh entered military service during the First Indochina War in 1950 as an airborne officer serving in the Vi ...

, general (b. 1929) * February 25 –

Dương Quỳnh Hoa Dương Quỳnh Hoa (1930–2006) was a notable member of the National Liberation Front (Việt Cộng) in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War and a member of its provisionary government, serving as a cabinet member. Early years Born in 193 ...

, politician (b. 1930) * March 16 –

Hoàng Lập Ngôn Hoàng Lập Ngôn (1910 in Hanoi – 16 March 2006) was a Vietnamese painter. His son is the painter Hoàng Hồng Cẩm Hoàng Hồng Cẩm (1959 in Hanoi – 27 October 2011), was a Vietnamese painter. He has exhibited solo paintings in many co ...

, painter (b. 1910) * April 26 – Bà Tùng Long, writer (b. 1915) * May 2 –

Nguyen Dinh Ngoc Nguyễn (阮) (sometimes abbreviated as Ng̃) is the most common surname of the Vietnamese people. Outside of Vietnam, the surname is commonly rendered without diacritics as ''Nguyen''. By some estimates 30 to 39 percent of Vietnamese peopl ...

, intelligence officer (b. 1932) * July 1 –

Chu Huy Mân Chu Huy Mân (; born Chu Văn Điều ; 17 March 1913 – 1 July 2006) was a general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War and Vietnam War. He commanded Việt Cộng forces in Siege of Plei Me. Early life Chu Hu ...

, general (b. 1913) * August 17 – Yen Ngoc Do, newspaper publisher (b. 1941) * September 20 –

Phạm Xuân Ẩn Phạm Xuân Ẩn (born Phạm Văn Thành; September 12, 1927 – September 20, 2006) was a notable Vietnamese spy, journalist, and correspondent for ''Time (magazine), Time'', Reuters and the ''New York Herald Tribune'', stationed in Saigo ...

, journalist (b. 1927) * November 11 –

Đặng Sỹ Major Matthew Đặng Sỹ (29 July 1929 – 11 November 2006) was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He acquired a degree of infamy for ordering his soldiers to open fire on a crowd of Buddhists demonstrating against a ban on the ...

, military officer (b. 1929) * Nguyễn Anh Huy, badminton player (b. 1943)

References

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