2009 in Vietnam
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The following are events that happened during 2009 in Vietnam.
Incumbents
[edit]- Party General Secretary: Nông Đức Mạnh
- President: Nguyễn Minh Triết
- Prime Minister: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
- Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
Events
[edit]- January 25 – Gianh River boat accident[1]
- February 22 – Dung Quất Refinery were inaugurated[2]
- February 23 – China and Vietnam marked the final demarcation of land border[3]
- May 31 – First H1N1 case in Vietnam[4]
- September 27 – 150 monks were forced to leave Bát Nhã Temple[5]
- September 29 – Typhoon Ketsana made landfall in Quang Nam and Quang Ngai provinces[6]
- October 30–November 8 – 2009 Asian Indoor Games[7]
Deaths
[edit]- February 22 – Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, cardinal (b. 1919)
- May 10 – Trần Nam Trung, Defence Minister of Republic of South Vietnam (b. 1912)
- May 20 – Nguyễn Bá Cẩn, Prime Minister of South Vietnam (b. 1930)
- June 10 – Nguyễn Khắc Ngư, prelate (b. 1909)
- September 7 – Paul Lê Đắc Trọng, bishop (b. 1918)
- October 14 – Vũ Dân Tân, painter (b. 1946)
References
[edit]- ^ "Chìm đò sông Gianh 40 người thiệt mạng". BBC Vietnamese (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "PM Dũng: Dung Quất's first flow of commercial oil is a significant mark". Vietnam Government News (in Vietnamese). 2009-02-22. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "China, Vietnam settle land border issue". ph.china-embassy.gov.cn. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "Vietnam has first case of H1N1 flu -doctor". Reuter. 2009-05-31.
- ^ "Monks Driven from Monastery". Radio Free Asia. 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Siêu bão đổ bộ, 28 người chết và mất tích". Người Lao Động Newspaper (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-11-04.
- ^ "OCA » Vietnam 2009". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 2024-11-04.
External links
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