HANOI, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Do Muoi, former general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, died on Monday night at the age of 101, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

Do Muoi passed away at 11:12 p.m. local time (1612 GMT) at the 108 Central Military Hospital in Hanoi capital after a long time of serious illness, the agency quoted Vietnam's Central Commission of Health Care for Senior Officials as saying early Tuesday.

Do Muoi was born in February 1917 in the rural district of Thanh Tri, Hanoi.

He was general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee from June 1991 to December 1997.

He led Vietnam to implement the country's renewal policy and national development and defense, said the report. He was awarded an 80-year party membership badge.

Do Muoi paid visits to China in 1991, 1995 and 1997.