Dong Sy Nguyen
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 Dong Sy Nguyen was the People's Army of Viet Nam]] commander of the 559th Transportation Group]], which actually operated the Ho Chi Minh trail]]. After the war, he rose to lieutenant general in the logistical side of the PAVN. Entering the government, he became an alternate Politburo member in 1982 and a full member in 1986, but was removed as minister of communications and transportation in June 1986 due to allegations of corruption. [1] In 1998, however, he was back in government as special commissioner for state inspection in central Vietnam, and again accused of corruption.[2] His responsibilities in 2000, however, included construction of the Ho Chi Minh Highway, a north-south road essentially paralleling the Trail. [3] Later, he became a Deputy Prime Minister. In 2007, he received the Gold Star Order from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung]].[4] References
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