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Dương Văn Minh

1916 - 2001

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Dương Văn Minh (Vietnamese: [jɨəŋ van miŋ̟] or [zɨəŋ van miŋ̟]; 16 February 1916 – 6 August 2001), 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. 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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dương Văn Minh is the 4,600th most popular politician (down from 2,762nd in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 13th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

Dương Văn Minh is most famous for his work in the field of mathematics. He is most famous for his work in the field of mathematics.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dương Văn Minh ranks 4,600 out of 19,576. Before him are Vsevolod I of Kiev, Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta, Princess Theodora of Greece and Denmark, Nana Sahib, and Boris II of Bulgaria. After him are Ala ad-Din Tekish, Catherine of Bosnia, Catherine Pavlovna of Russia, Odo the Great, Julia Maesa, and Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Dương Văn Minh ranks 53. Before him are C. Wright Mills, Raf Vallone, P. W. Botha, Dino Risi, Ephraim Katzir, and Carl Johan Bernadotte. After him are Alberto Ginastera, Consuelo Velázquez, Kristján Eldjárn, Jacque Fresco, Glenn Ford, and Lilian, Princess of Réthy. Among people deceased in 2001, Dương Văn Minh ranks 50. Before him are Isaac Stern, Charles Trenet, Anna Mani, Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Giovanni Leone, and Seishiro Shimatani. After him are Chung Ju-yung, Victor Wong, Stanley Kramer, Michele Alboreto, Francisco da Costa Gomes, and Liisi Oterma.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Dương Văn Minh ranks 17 out of 136. Before him are Ieng Sary (1925), Kaysone Phomvihane (1920), Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923), Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944), Jonathan Ke Quan (1971), and Lê Duẩn (1907). After him are Ngô Đình Thục (1897), Hanoi Hannah (1931), Gia Long (1762), Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Riccardo Cocciante (1946), and Madame Nhu (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Dương Văn Minh ranks 10. Before him are Lady Sun (192), Ieng Sary (1925), Kaysone Phomvihane (1920), Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923), Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944), and Lê Duẩn (1907). After him are Hanoi Hannah (1931), Gia Long (1762), Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Madame Nhu (1924), Trần Đức Lương (1936), and Trần Hưng Đạo (1228).

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