2011 in Vietnam
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- Party General Secretary: Nông Đức Mạnh (until January 19), Nguyễn Phú Trọng (since January 19)[1][2]
- President: Nguyễn Minh Triết (until July 25); Trương Tấn Sang (from July 25)[3]
- Prime Minister: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng
- Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Phú Trọng (to July 23); Nguyễn Sinh Hùng (from July 23)[4]
Events
- January 12–19 – 11th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam.[1][2]
- January 19 – Journalist Lê Hoàng Hùng was burned.[5]
- April–May – Thousands of Hmong people protested in Mường Nhé.[6]
- May 22 – Legislative election was held.[7]
- August 4 – Phạm Thanh Bình, CEO of Vinashin was arrested.[8]
- August 24 – Lê Văn Luyện killed 3 people and robbed property at a gold shop.[9]
- September 10–11 – National funeral of Võ Chí Công.[10]
- November 20 – Saigon River Tunnel opened.[11]
- December 23 – General Statistics Office announced that inflation rate reached 18.58%.[12]
