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Bảo Đại

1913 - 1997

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Bảo Đại (Vietnamese: [ɓa᷉ːw ɗâːjˀ], chữ Hán: 保大, lit. 'keeper of greatness', 22 October 1913 – 31 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc (Phước) Vĩnh Thụy (chữ Hán: 阮福永瑞), was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam. From 1926 to 1945, he was de jure emperor of Annam and Tonkin, which were then protectorates in French Indochina, covering the present-day central and northern Vietnam. Bảo Đại ascended the throne in 1932. The Japanese ousted the Vichy French administration in March 1945 and ruled through Bảo Đại, who proclaimed the Empire of Vietnam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bảo Đại is the 1,267th most popular politician (up from 2,094th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 10th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Vietnamese Politician.

Bảo Đại was the last emperor of Vietnam. He was the son of the Emperor Duy Tân and his second wife, the Empress Nam Phương. Bảo Đại became emperor in 1932 and ruled until 1945. He was overthrown by the Viet Minh in 1945 and sent into exile in France.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Bảo Đại ranks 1,267 out of 19,576. Before him are Sarah Palin, Grigory Potemkin, Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, William Henry Harrison, Pierre Laval, and Alexander of Greece. After him are Lajos Kossuth, Mary of Clopas, Benjamin Disraeli, Octavia the Younger, Kwame Nkrumah, and Justin II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Bảo Đại ranks 17. Before him are Klaus Barbie, Claude Simon, Paul Ricœur, Josef Bican, Willis Lamb, and Jesse Owens. After him are Gustáv Husák, Ramón Mercader, Makarios III, Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, Stanford Moore, and Benjamin Britten. Among people deceased in 1997, Bảo Đại ranks 15. Before him are Jeanne Calment, Alexander R. Todd, Mobutu Sese Seko, Gianni Versace, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Victor Vasarely. After him are John Kendrew, Sviatoslav Richter, Paulo Freire, Melvin Calvin, The Notorious B.I.G., and Robert Mitchum.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Bảo Đại ranks 8 out of 136. Before him are Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926), Ngo Dinh Diem (1901), Thích Quảng Đức (1897), Võ Nguyên Giáp (1911), Marguerite Duras (1914), and Amanda Lear (1939). After him are Lê Đức Thọ (1911), Lady Sun (192), Ieng Sary (1925), Kaysone Phomvihane (1920), Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923), and Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Bảo Đại ranks 3. Before him are Ho Chi Minh (1890), and Ngo Dinh Diem (1901). After him are Lady Sun (192), Ieng Sary (1925), Kaysone Phomvihane (1920), Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923), Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944), Lê Duẩn (1907), Dương Văn Minh (1916), Hanoi Hannah (1931), and Gia Long (1762).

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