Le Duc Tho biography

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Le Duc Tho was born October 14, 1911 in Nam Ha province, Vietnam. He was one of the founders of the Indochinese Communist Party in 1930. In 1945 he helped lead the Viet Minh. He is best known for negotiating the 1973 cease-fire agreement that led to the withdrawal of the last American troops from South Vietnam. It was for this accomplishment that he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.