General Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong dies -- state media

This file photo taken on March 24, 2021 shows General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) and then Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong delivering a report at the opening session of the 11th session of the 14th National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. (VNA via Xinhua)

HANOI, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. 

This file photo taken on Feb. 1, 2021 shows Nguyen Phu Trong attending a press conference in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. (VNA via Xinhua)

This file photo taken on Feb. 3, 2020 shows Nguyen Phu Trong speaking at a grand rally in celebration of the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in Hanoi, Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. (VNA via Xinhua)

This file photo taken on Oct. 23, 2018 shows Nguyen Phu Trong (front) taking the oath of allegiance to the Constitution at the Parliament House after being elected as President in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam. Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, passed away at the age of 80, Vietnam News Agency reported on Friday. (VNA via Xinhua)