The following are events that happened during

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

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 ...

(until January 19),

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 ...

(since January 19) *

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 ...

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 ...

(until July 25);

Trương Tấn Sang Trương Tấn Sang (; born 21 January 1949) is a Vietnamese politician, who served as the eighth President of Vietnam from 2011 to 2016. He was one of Vietnam's top leaders, alongside prime minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and Party general secr ...

(from July 25) *

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 ...

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 ...

* Chairman of the National Assembly:

(to July 23); Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (from July 23)

Events

* January 12–19 –

11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam The 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (, 11th National Congress of Delegates) was the eleventh party congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the sole legal party of Vietnam; it occurred between 12 and 19 January 2011, ...

. * January 19 – Journalist Lê Hoàng Hùng was burned. * April–May – Thousands of

Hmong Hmong may refer to: * Hmong people, an ethnic group living mainly in Southwest China, Vietnam, Laos, and Thailand * Hmong cuisine * Hmong customs and culture ** Hmong music ** Hmong textile art * Hmong language, a continuum of closely related ...

people protested in Mường Nhé. * May 22 –

Legislative election A general election is an electoral process to choose most or all members of a governing body at the same time. They are distinct from by-elections, which fill individual seats that have become vacant between general elections. General elections ...

was held. * August 4 – Phạm Thanh Bình, CEO of Vinashin was arrested. * August 24 – Lê Văn Luyện killed 3 people and robbed property at a gold shop. * September 10–11 – National funeral of

Võ Chí Công Võ Chí Công (; born Võ Toàn ; 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 Standin ...

. * November 20 – Saigon River Tunnel opened. * December 23 – General Statistics Office announced that inflation rate reached 18.58%.

Deaths

* February 24 – Trần Lâm, journalist, director of

Voice of Vietnam The Voice of Vietnam is the Vietnamese national radio broadcaster. Directly run by the Ministry of Finance alongside the Vietnam Television and the Vietnam News Agency, VOV is tasked with promoting the policies of the Communist Party and t ...

(b. 1921) * April 24 –

Madame Nhu Trần Lệ Xuân (; 22 August 1924 – 24 April 2011), more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the ''de facto'' First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. She was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief adviso ...

, politician (b. 1924) * June 20 –

Vương Văn Bắc Vương Văn Bắc (20 September 1927 – 20 June 2011) was a South Vietnamese lawyer and politician who served as the last Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Vietnam), Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Vietnam under the premiership of Prime ...

, politician (b. 1927) * July 15 –

Đặng Văn Quang Lieutenant General Đặng Văn Quang (21 June 1929 – 15 July 2011) popularly known as Fat Quang, was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam who served as a special advisor to President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu of South Vietnam. Biograp ...

, officer (b. 1929) * July 23 –

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (; 8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of Sout ...

, politician (b. 1930) * September 8 –

, Chairman of the Council of State of Vietnam (p. 1912) * October 23 – Trương Vĩnh Lễ, politician (b. 1914) * October 27 –

Hoàng Hồng Cẩm Hoàng Hồng Cẩm (1959 in Hanoi – 27 October 2011), was a Vietnamese painter. He has exhibited solo paintings in many countries. He is the son of painter Hoàng Lập Ngôn. Cam graduated from Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts College in 1983. He ...

, painter (b. 1959) * November 17 – Alexis Phạm Văn Lộc, prelate (b. 1919)

References

External links

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