Nguyen Van Linh

Who was Nguyen Van Linh?

Nguyễn Văn Linh was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician. He was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991 and a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. During his time in office, Linh was a strong advocate of "Doi Moi", an economic plan whose aim is to turn Vietnam economy to a socialist-oriented market economy. As such, Linh was often touted as the Vietnamese Gorbachev after the Soviet leader, who introduced Perestroika.