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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ

1930 - 2011

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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (Vietnamese: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ kaːw˧˧ ki˨˩] ; 8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967. Then, until his retirement from politics in 1971, he served as vice president to bitter rival General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, in a nominally civilian administration. Born in Northern Vietnam, Kỳ joined the Vietnamese National Army of the French-backed State of Vietnam and started as an infantry officer before the French sent him off for pilot training. After the French withdrew from Vietnam and the nation was partitioned, Kỳ moved up the ranks of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force to become its leader. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nguyễn Cao Kỳ is the 8,459th most popular politician (down from 5,775th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Vietnam (down from 31st in 2019) and the 29th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 8,459 out of 19,576. Before him are Gilukhipa, Sobekhotep III, Shalmaneser IV, Tushratta, Cicero Minor, and Anacaona. After him are Bohemond VI of Antioch, Amanishakheto, Gerard, Duke of Lorraine, Henry II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal, Sosurim of Goguryeo, and Walid Muallem.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 172. Before him are Franzl Lang, Manuel Marulanda, Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, Harold Bloom, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and Bo Widerberg. After him are Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, Sergiu Nicolaescu, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Katherine Jackson, Julián Herranz Casado, and Leslie Manigat. Among people deceased in 2011, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 117. Before him are Facundo Cabral, Eugene Nida, Marie-France Pisier, Inese Jaunzeme, Harri Holkeri, and Sena Jurinac. After him are Nikolai Andrianov, Nancy Wake, Thor Vilhjálmsson, Roman Opałka, Bo Carpelan, and Andy Whitfield.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 43 out of 136. Before him are Nguyễn Huệ (1752), Nguyễn Khánh (1927), Peter Nguyen Van Hung (1958), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), Phạm Minh Chính (1958), and Marie-France Pisier (1944). After him are Tự Đức (1829), Trương Tấn Sang (1949), Charles Sobhraj (1944), Michel Henry (1922), Lý Thái Tổ (974), and Duy Tân (1900).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 29. Before him are Phạm Văn Đồng (1906), Trường Chinh (1907), Nguyễn Huệ (1752), Nguyễn Khánh (1927), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), and Phạm Minh Chính (1958). After him are Tự Đức (1829), Trương Tấn Sang (1949), Lý Thái Tổ (974), Duy Tân (1900), Đinh Bộ Lĩnh (924), and Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954).

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