Nguyen Van Thieu

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Nguyen Van Thieu was the anti-communist military officer and politician who served as president of South Vietnam during much of the Vietnam War.

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instanceOf head of state
human
military officer
politician
alsoKnownAs Nguyen Van Thieu
Thiệu Văn Nguyễn
cameToPowerThrough 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election
causeOfDeath stroke
conflict First Indochina War
Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
linked to: Republic of Vietnam

Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
dateOfBirth 1923-04-05
dateOfDeath 2001-09-29
education French colonial military schools
ethnicGroup Kinh
familyName Thiệu
linked to: Thieu
fledTo Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States of America
fullName Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
linked to: Nguyen Van Thieu
givenName Nguyễn
headOfGovernment Republic of Vietnam
ideology anti-communism
militaryBranch Army of the Republic of Vietnam
militaryRank Lieutenant General
nativeLanguage Vietnamese
notableEvent oversaw South Vietnam during the Easter Offensive
oversaw South Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon
oversaw South Vietnam during the Tet Offensive
numberOfChildren 3
officeEndTime 1975-04-21
officeStartTime 1967-10-31
placeOfBirth Ninh Thuận Province
Phan Rang
placeOfDeath Boston
Massachusetts
United States of America
positionHeld Chief of State of South Vietnam
President of South Vietnam
Vice President of South Vietnam
precededBy Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
religion Roman Catholicism
resignedOn 1975-04-21
servedIn Army of the Republic of Vietnam
sexOrGender male
spouse Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh
succeededBy Trần Văn Hương

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Vietnam War majorCommander Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyen Van Thieu name Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyen Van Thieu givenName Nguyen Van
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Battle of Hue combatantCommander Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Nguyen Van Thieu fullName Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Nguyen Van Thieu alsoKnownAs Nguyen Van Thieu
South Vietnamese leadership headedBy Nguyen Van Thieu
Nguyen Van Thieu precededBy Nguyen Van Thieu (as Chief of State)
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Independence Palace associatedWith President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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General Offensive and Uprising opposedBy General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970) SouthVietnameseCommander Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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U.S. invasion of Cambodia (1970) SouthVietnamesePresidentAtTime Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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President of South Vietnam officeHolder Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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1967 South Vietnamese presidential election winner Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Trần Văn Hương precededByInOffice Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Thiệu Văn Nguyễn alsoKnownAs Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Thiệu Văn Nguyễn sameAs Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh spouse Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh relative Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh associatedWith Presidency of Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
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A Soldier Reports hasNotableFigure Nguyen Van Thieu
Cao Van Vien workedWith Nguyen Van Thieu
Tran Van Huong predecessor Nguyen Van Thieu
Tran Van Huong vicePresidentUnder Nguyen Van Thieu