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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 13 > Former Vietnamese leader Vo Van Kiet brought normalized ties with the U.S.

Former Vietnamese leader Vo Van Kiet brought normalized ties with the U.S.

By The Associated Press / The Bulletin
June 13, 2008

HANOI, Vietnam — Former Vietnamese Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet, an economic reformer who led the Communist nation away from poverty and isolation and backed the normalization of ties with the United States, has died. He was 85.

Kiet, who was prime minister from 1991 to 1997, died....

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