A new biography on late Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet hit the shelves June 16, two years after his death on June 11, 2008.
The book, titled “The Firelighter,” is a comprehensive portrait of the leader who was Prime Minister of Vietnam from 1991 to 1997 and helped Vietnam open its doors to the world.
The book is divided into four parts. The first chapter is titled “Vo Van Kiet’s Itinerary,” featuring major events in the life of the late Prime Minister.
The second part is entitled “Vo Van Kiet’s Energy” and includes stories and remarks by national leaders likely Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Pham Quang Nghi, and former deputy Prime Minster and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Manh Cam.
The dignitaries relate stories about Mr.Kiet’s important decisions and breakthroughs in developing the economy of the Mekong Delta and central region. They also wax poetic about the way Kiet handled the expansion of diplomatic relations.
“A People of Many People” chronicle’s Kiet’s daily activities and his family mainly through pictures. There are also stories about his interest in the Voluntary Youth Force.
The last chapter of the book, published by Youth Publishing House, consists of the late prime minister’s writings about national unity and the Vietnamese Communist Party.
