The following are events that happened during 2012 in Vietnam.
Incumbents Party General Secretary: Nguyễn Phú Trọng President: Trương Tấn Sang Prime Minister: Nguyễn Tấn Dũng Chairman of the National Assembly: Nguyễn Sinh Hùng
Events
January 5 – Haiphong police . March 29 – Tran Thi Lieu was convicted of the murder of her husband Lê Hoàng Hùng and sentenced to life in prison. May 16 – Vinasat-2 was launched. July 21 – F-1 satellite was launched. August 3-5 – The first Vietpride event was held in Hanoi. October 22 – Nguyễn Tấn Dũng admitted mistakes in economic management. November 22 – Vietnam Coast Guard arrested 11 pirates who hijacked the MT Zafirah ship. December 20 – Sơn La Dam was completed. December 28 – Lê Quốc Quân was arrested for tax evasion.
Deaths
May 13 – Antoine Nguyễn Văn Thiện, bishop (b. 1906) June 21 – Nguyễn Trọng Xuyên, general officer (b. 1926) July 3 – Nguyễn Hữu Có, politician (b. 1925) October 2 – Nguyễn Chí Thiện, dissident (b.1939)
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