His funeral and other ceremonies would be announced later, according to the National Commission of Health Services for Officials.

Former Communist Party's General Secretary Le Kha Phieu talks to the media in 2017.

Le Kha Phieu, whose hometown is in north-central Thanh Hoa Province, held several ranks and positions in the military between 1946 and 1992, the highest being colonel general and head of the General Political Department of the Vietnamese People's Army.

Phieu, born in 1931, was elected to be a member of the Party Central Committee in 1991, before being elected into the Secretariat, which is in charge of the party's administration affairs, in June 1992.

He became a member of the Politburo, the Communist Party's decision-making body, in January 1994.

In December 1997, he was elected the party's General Secretary, the position he held until April 2001.

National funeral held for President Tran Dai Quang

The memorial services for President Tran Dai Quang take place in Hanoi on September 26 morning.

RoK PM to attend national funeral of President Tran Dai Quang

Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Nak-yon will arrive in Vietnam on September 25 to attend the national funeral of President Tran Dai Quang, announced the RoK Presidential Palace on September 24.

Downtown streets in Hanoi to close for President’s funeral

Several major Hanoi streets will be closed for the state funeral of President Tran Dai Quang.

Special notice on President Tran Dai Quang’s funeral

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the National Assembly of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front are deeply grieved to inform the passing of President Tran Dai Quang.

Source: VnExpress