Talk:Lê Duẩn

Birth date
The text states that Duan was born in 1907, while the category says 1908. What's the correct? Regards, GADno (talk) 06:32, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

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Zhou Enlai
Please note: This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhou. --Greenmaven (talk) 02:12, 12 May 2012 (UTC)

Why "Le"?
You don't usually see the subject's name shortened, either in English or Vietnamese. Spelling in the text should correspond to the title, aside from the opening, per MOS:FOREIGN and WP:FULLNAME. So he should be referred to as Lê Duẩn and in the opening, and otherwise "Le Duan". Kauffner (talk) 12:49, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * In Vietnam, Le is the surname, and Duan is the firstname... --TIAYN (talk) 13:55, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * For Vietnamese, the given name is the short form. But two-syllable names are not normally shortened. Kauffner (talk) 22:39, 25 July 2012 (UTC)
 * If Hu Jintao can be shortened, this one can be shortened. --TIAYN (talk) 07:05, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Hu's name is three syllables long, and he is not Vietnamese. Kauffner (talk) 08:15, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Anyway, the point being is, on Wikipedia its normal to refer to a persons surname when referring to him or her in articles.. This is whats been doing her, Le is his surname ,and not Duan... And I must ask you this, were does it say that two-syllable words should not be shortened??? --TIAYN (talk) 08:28, 26 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Look at Ngo Dinh Diem any other Vietnamese bio, aside from Ho Chi Minh. The given name is the short form. Look at the BBC story I linked to above. The subject is "Le Duan" all the way through. Show me a source that calls him "Le". Kauffner (talk) 08:41, 26 July 2012 (UTC)

Copyedit
Edited this per request. Feedback encouraged! Comments:


 * The article states that Le was not part of Ho or Truong's factions, but then says he acted as secretary for Ho. This could be clarified.


 * The style of including a reference for each sentence seems excessive, especially when each sentence in an entire paragraph is to the same page of the same source. For example, see Le Duan.


 * Didn't the cutback in Soviet aid happen when the USSR broke up? If so, that was after Le Duan's death. How is it relevant to the article?


 * The economic section seems muddled. The timeline is confused and dates missing.


 * Why include a minor Soviet official's explanation of Vietnamese behavior? "According to the first secretary at the Soviet embassy to China, the Vietnamese saw the Chinese reprisals as an attack on them"


 * Overall, many sections cover broader issues of the history rather than focusing on Le Duan's activities. I recommend (re)moving the material.


 * This sentence is problematic, but I don't have the info to fix it. "While they accused Vietnam of aggression, the real problem all along was the Vietnamese leadership' plan, or ideal, of establishing a Vietnamese-dominated Indochinese Federation" Who said it was the real problem or even that they had such a plan or ideal?


 * The article refers to "religious sects". What sects?


 * "On paper, these organisations, to which almost all citizens belong, play an active role in government and have the right to introduce bills before the National Assembly". Which organizations?


 * What are the "three interests"?

Cheers! Lfstevens (talk) 20:18, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

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Political infighting and power
This section seems to completely misstate the impact of the Sino-Soviet split within the Vietnamese Communist Party, suggesting that this had no impact until after 1975, which is completely incorrect. It skips over the Revisionist Anti-Party Affair of 1963/4 and then the Hoang Minh Chinh Affair of mid-1967. Mztourist (talk) 09:25, 24 March 2021 (UTC)

CE
Tidied cites with red on, rv as desired. Can't find a cite which corresponds to Cima 1987. Regards Keith-264 (talk) 18:24, 1 June 2021 (UTC)

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