Vietnamese outgoing Secretary General Le Kha Phieu (L) hugs newly elected Secretary General Nong Duc Manh after the results of the election for a new central committee were announced at the ninth congress of the Communist party in Hanoi April 22, 2001. Reform-leaning National Assembly Chairman Nong Duc Manh was named Vietnam's new leader on Sunday to replace unpopular conservative Le Kha Phieu.

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