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Nguyễn Hữu Thọ

1910 - 1996

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Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (Vietnamese: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ hiw˦ˀ˥ tʰɔ˧˨ʔ]; 10 July 1910 – 24 December 1996) was a South Vietnamese politician, revolutionary and Chairman of Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam from 6 June 1969 to 2 July 1976, and the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam from 4 July 1981 to 18 June 1987. Nguyễn Hữu Thọ began his political career in 1949, when he led protests against French colonial rule of Indochina and the patrols of US naval warships off the coast of southern Vietnam. As a consequence of these activities, he was arrested and imprisoned from 1950 to 1952. He went on an extended hunger strike while imprisoned which enhanced his reputation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nguyễn Hữu Thọ is the 7,102nd most popular politician (down from 5,707th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 30th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ ranks 7,102 out of 19,576. Before him are Artabanus of Persia, Robert Todd Lincoln, Maggie Hassan, Sarah Aaronsohn, Francisco Morazán, and Al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah. After him are Jalal al-Din Khan ibn Tokhtamysh, Vaballathus, Samuel Adams, Tsarevna Catherine Ivanovna of Russia, Naftali Bennett, and Setepenre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ ranks 90. Before him are Viktors Arājs, Rudolf Lange, Eero Saarinen, Paul Bowles, Chico Xavier, and Masayoshi Ōhira. After him are Julien Gracq, Ngô Đình Nhu, He Zizhen, Armen Takhtajan, Sergey Gorshkov, and J. Allen Hynek. Among people deceased in 1996, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ ranks 80. Before him are Hans Blumenberg, Bob Paisley, Michel Debré, Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, Pavel Sudoplatov, and Shūsaku Endō. After him are Amos Tversky, Ron Brown, Greer Garson, Virginia Cherrill, Albert R. Broccoli, and Stavros Niarchos.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ ranks 28 out of 136. Before him are Riccardo Cocciante (1946), Madame Nhu (1924), Nguyễn Ngọc Loan (1930), Tsui Hark (1950), Trần Đức Lương (1936), and Trần Hưng Đạo (1228). After him are Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), Son Sen (1930), Lê Lợi (1384), Khải Định (1885), Minh Mạng (1791), and Phạm Văn Đồng (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Hữu Thọ ranks 17. Before him are Hanoi Hannah (1931), Gia Long (1762), Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Madame Nhu (1924), Trần Đức Lương (1936), and Trần Hưng Đạo (1228). After him are Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), Son Sen (1930), Lê Lợi (1384), Khải Định (1885), Minh Mạng (1791), and Phạm Văn Đồng (1906).

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