Nguyen Phu Trong, the Vietnamese Communist leader who oversaw the country’s emergence as a manufacturing powerhouse and went on to direct a controversial anti-corruption crackdown, has died aged 80.
Trong, general secretary of the Communist party for 13 years, caused rare political upheaval in the south-east Asian country with his anti-corruption measures. He died on Friday due to “old age and serious illness”, state media reported, after ailing for months.
His death raises questions over succession at a crucial time for Vietnam, which has emerged as an alternative manufacturing hub to China amid efforts by companies across the world to reduce dependence on Beijing.
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