Duong Van Minh
South Vietnamese commander (1916-2001) · Vietnam · On the map · Politicians · Died at 85
Dương Văn Minh, popularly known as Big Minh, was a South Vietnamese politician and a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and a politician during the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm. In 1963, he became chief of a military junta after leading a coup in which Diệm was assassinated.
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Võ Nguyên Giáp 3 moreNamed President of South VietnamOffice28 to 30 April 19751916Born16 February 1916People around Duong
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Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again as the fourth and last President of South Vietnam in April 1975, two days before surrendering to North Vietnamese forces. He earned his nickname "Big Minh", because he was approximately 1.83 m (6 ft) tall and weighed 90 kg (198 lb).
