▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁figures ▁and ▁ide olog ists ▁of ▁the ▁Vietnam ese ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁held ▁several ▁key ▁government al ▁positions . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁he ▁critic ized ▁dec isions ▁made ▁by ▁his ▁own ▁party ▁and ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁j ail ▁three ▁times . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Ho ang ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁in ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Nam ▁Din h ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁commun ist ▁revolution ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁trained ▁in ▁politics ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁during ▁his ▁political ▁ten ure ▁in ▁various ▁key ▁positions ▁inside ▁the ▁government ▁including ▁vice - minister ▁of ▁education ▁and ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Marx ist ▁Institute ▁of ▁Philosoph y . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁opposed ▁to ▁any ▁military ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁southern ▁half ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁during ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁more ▁dem ocr atic ▁procedures ▁within ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁He ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁a ▁member ▁and ▁the ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁of ▁Vietnam ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁Social ist ▁Party , ▁the ▁other ▁legal ▁' non - comm un ist ' ▁party ▁in ▁Vietnam ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6