who was the leader of north vietnam?

The main leader of North Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh , who served as president of North Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969.

During the later years of the Vietnam War, especially after Ho Chi Minh’s health declined and then died, Lê Duẩn became the country’s most powerful figure as General Secretary of the Communist Party and was effectively the top leader from 1969 until his death in 1986.