FOREIGN POLICY OF GENERAL SECRETARY NGUYEN VAN LINH OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF VIETNAM DURING THE PERIOD (1986-1991)

Nguyen Van Linh (1915-1998) was a staunch communist and a highly respected leader of the Vietnamese people. Throughout his revolutionary career, Nguyen Van Linh held many important positions, including: Secretary of the City Committee, Secretary of the Saigon-Gia Dinh Special Zone (1945); Acting Secretary, Secretary of the Southern Vietnam Regional Committee (1957-1960); Secretary of the Central Bureau of the South Vietnam and Deputy Secretary of the Central Bureau of the South Vietnam (1961-1975); Twice served as Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Committee (1976 and 1981); In December 1986, at the Sixth National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Nguyen Van Linh was elected General Secretary of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam. During his tenure as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (1986-1991) in the Vietnam’s renovation period, Nguyen Van Linh, together with the Politburo and the Central Executive Committee of the Party, gradually concretized the renovation policy, demonstrating acuity, proactiveness, and creativity in steering the Vietnamese revolutionary boat through perilous stages and gradually bringing Vietnam into integration and development. Within the framework of this article, the author focuses on clarifying the contributions of General Secretary Nguyen Van Linh to foreign affairs during the period (1986-1991).