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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Vietnamese political leader who negotiated the North Vietnamese–US cease-fire (1973) with Henry Kissinger. Both were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize (1973), but Le Duc Tho refused it on the grounds that peace was not yet established in South Vietnam.
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- noun Vietnamese diplomat who negotiated with Henry Kissinger to end the war in Vietnam (1911-1990)
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The Paris Peace Accords, for which Mr. Kissinger shared a Nobel Peace Prize in 1973 with Le Duc Tho, his North Vietnamese counterpart, quickly foundered on Hanoi's determination to conquer South Vietnam and Congress's refusal to help defend it.
A Diplomat Looks East Bret Stephens 2011
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Kissinger acknowledged in a discussion with Le Duc Tho in July 1971 that the United States required a “transition period between the military withdrawal and the political evolution.”
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Kissinger acknowledged in a discussion with Le Duc Tho in July 1971 that the United States required a “transition period between the military withdrawal and the political evolution.”
Between War and Peace Col. Matthew Moten 2011
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Le Duc Tho was partly responsible for the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia which removed the genocidal Khmer Rouge from power.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Obama Effect” Spurs Record Number of Nobel Peace Prize Nominations 2010
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You omit Kissinger, who was nominated for the same thing as Le Duc Tho.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Obama Effect” Spurs Record Number of Nobel Peace Prize Nominations 2010
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If he rejected it, he would be in the exclusive company of Sartre and Le Duc Tho, both Marxists.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Obama Effect” Spurs Record Number of Nobel Peace Prize Nominations 2010
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By mid-October, as noted above, Kissinger and his counterpart Le Duc Tho had worked out a draft agreement calling for the removal of the remaining U.S. troops and the return of the U.S. prisoners of war within sixty days after a cease-fire.
How Wars end Gideon Rose 2010
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Le Duc Tho was partly responsible for the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia which removed the genocidal Khmer Rouge from power.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Obama Effect” Spurs Record Number of Nobel Peace Prize Nominations 2010
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Vietnamese Communists like Le Duc Tho and Ho Chi Minh fought imperialism for so long: they fought off the French, Chinese, and Americans in order to secure an independent, post-colonial, unified Vietnam.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Obama Effect” Spurs Record Number of Nobel Peace Prize Nominations 2010
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The far more principled Le Duc Tho did not, believing that the victims of massive US bombing, ordered in part by Kissinger, should not be put on an equal status with the aggressor.
NOBEL THIS: WILL PRIZE PROD OBAMA IN A PROGRESSIVE DIRECTION? 2009
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