Nation mourns: State Funeral for former President Tran Duc Luong

Ngan Ha

May 24, 2025 / 08:07 AM

On the morning of May 24, the Party Central Committee, the National Assembly, the President, the Government, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and the family of former President Tran Duc Luong held a memorial ceremony in accordance with State Funeral protocol.

THE HANOI TIMES — The funeral of former Politburo member and former State President Tran Duc Luong is being held with national mourning rites from May 24 to 25. His body lies in state at the National Funeral Hall, No. 5 Tran Thanh Tong Street, Hanoi. The burial ceremony will take place at 3 p.m. on May 25 at his hometown cemetery in Pho Khanh Commune, Duc Pho Township, Quang Ngai Province.

Photos: Vietnam News Agency

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