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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

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President of South Vietnam from 1965-75

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1923 to 2001 · aged 78
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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF), became head of a military junta in 1965, and then president after winning a rigged election in 1967.

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Thiệu as an infantry lieutenant (1951)Thiệu as an infantry lieutenant (1951)Thiệu and US President Lyndon B. JohnsonThiệu and US President Lyndon B. JohnsonThiệu (middle) and Nguyễn Chánh Thi (left) at Danang airfield.Thiệu (middle) and Nguyễn Chánh Thi (left) at Danang airfield.Thiệu (left, first row) and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (right) in national arm forces day (19 June 1966).Thiệu (left, first row) and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (right) in national arm forces day (19 June 1966).Thiệu and Vice President Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (left) meeting US President Lyndon B. Johnson (with back to camera) in Honolulu, Hawaii (1966)Thiệu and Vice President Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (left) meeting US President Lyndon B. Johnson (with back to camera) in Honolulu, Hawaii (1966)Thiệu takes the oath of office, 31 October 1967Thiệu takes the oath of office, 31 October 1967Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ during a press conference on the eve of the national election, 2 September 1967Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ during a press conference on the eve of the national election, 2 September 1967

Awards 10

National Order of Vietnam
Distinguished Service Order
Vietnam Campaign Medal
Gallantry Cross
Legion of Merit
Croix de Guerre
Military Merit Medal
Armed Forces Honor Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
Grand Order of Mugunghwa

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Roh Tae-wooAlso won Grand Order of MugunghwaTommy FranksAlso won Gallantry CrossHugh Thompson Jr.Also won Vietnam Campaign MedalJean de Lattre de TassignyAlso won National Order of VietnamArchibald Wavell, 1st Earl WavellAlso won Croix de GuerreAleksandr VasilevskyAlso won Croix de Guerre

About this person

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces (RVNAF), became head of a military junta in 1965, and then president after winning a rigged election in 1967. He headed the government of South Vietnam until he resigned and left the nation and relocated to Taipei a few days before the fall of Saigon and the ultimate North Vietnamese victory.

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United States
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1923 to 2001 · aged 78
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