2012 in Vietnam
The following are events that happened during 2012 in Vietnam.
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Incumbents
- Party General Secretary: Nguyễn Phú Trọng
- President: Trương Tấn Sang
- Prime Minister: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
- Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
Events
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- January 5 – Haiphong police confiscated the land of Đoàn Văn Vươn's family.[1]
- May 16 – Vinasat-2 was launched.[2]
- July 21 – F-1 satellite was launched.[3]
- August 3-5 – The first Vietpride event was held in Hanoi.[4]
- October 22 – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng admitted mistakes in economic management.[5][6]
- November 22 – Vietnam Coast Guard arrested 11 pirates who hijacked the MT Zafirah ship.[7]
- December 20 – Sơn La Dam was completed.[8]
- December 28 – Lê Quốc Quân was arrested for tax evasion.[9]
Deaths
- May 13 – Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện, bishop (b. 1906)
- June 21 – Nguyễn Trọng Xuyên, general officer (b. 1926)
- July 3 – Nguyễn Hữu Có, politician (b. 1925)
- October 2 – Nguyễn Chí Thiện, dissident (b.1939)
References
- ^ "Pitched battle over Vietnam farmland". BBC News. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Vinasat-2 telecom satellite launched successfully". SGGP English Edition. 2012-05-16. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Chánh Trung (2012-07-21). "Vệ tinh F-1, dấu ấn Việt trên vũ trụ". Người Lao Động Newspaper (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Ảnh: Diễu hành của người đồng tính ở VN". BBC Vietnamese (in Vietnamese). 2012-08-05. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Vietnam's prime minister admits 'faults' on economy". BBC News. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Hồng Vân (2012-10-22). "Thủ tướng Nguyễn Tấn Dũng nhận lỗi trước Quốc hội". Nhan Dan Newspaper (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Đông Hà (2012-11-23). "Bắt gọn 11 cướp biển". Tuoi Tre News (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ Le Ha (2012-12-21). "Son La hydro-power plant completed three years ahead of schedule". VietNamNet. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ^ "Luật sư bất đồng chính kiến Lê Quốc Quân bị bắt". Voice of America (in Vietnamese). 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
External links
Media related to 2012 in Vietnam at Wikimedia Commons
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