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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

1923 - 2001

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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (Vietnamese: [ŋʷǐənˀ vān tʰîəwˀ] ; 5 April 1923 – 29 September 2001) 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 established rule over 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. Born in Phan Rang in the south central coast of Vietnam, Thieu joined the communist-dominated Việt Minh of Hồ Chí Minh in 1945 but quit after a year and joined the Vietnamese National Army (VNA) of the French-backed State of Vietnam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nguyễn Văn Thiệu is the 3,736th most popular politician (down from 2,929th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 16th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

Nguyễn văn thiệu was a South Vietnamese general who became president of South Vietnam in 1967. He was most famous for being the president of South Vietnam when it fell to the North Vietnamese forces in 1975.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu ranks 3,736 out of 19,576. Before him are Jacob Le Maire, George, King of Saxony, Empress Jitō, Eric II of Denmark, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, and Hiero I of Syracuse. After him are Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Theodore II Palaiologos, Gaafar Nimeiry, Rajaraja I, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, and François Vatel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu ranks 45. Before him are René Girard, Alice Miller, Dev Anand, Markus Wolf, Nizar Qabbani, and Diana Douglas. After him are Linda Christian, Erland Josephson, Vladimir Gelfand, Aristides Pereira, Ahmet Ertegun, and Yelena Bonner. Among people deceased in 2001, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu ranks 37. Before him are Timothy McVeigh, Masao Ono, Robert Ludlum, Carroll O'Connor, Douglas Adams, and Mohamed Atta. After him are Balthus, Emilie Schindler, Jacques Mayol, John Lee Hooker, Ashok Kumar, and W. G. Sebald.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu ranks 13 out of 136. Before him are Amanda Lear (1939), Bảo Đại (1913), Lê Đức Thọ (1911), Lady Sun (192), Ieng Sary (1925), and Kaysone Phomvihane (1920). After him are Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944), Jonathan Ke Quan (1971), Lê Duẩn (1907), Dương Văn Minh (1916), Ngô Đình Thục (1897), and Hanoi Hannah (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu ranks 7. Before him are Ho Chi Minh (1890), Ngo Dinh Diem (1901), Bảo Đại (1913), Lady Sun (192), Ieng Sary (1925), and Kaysone Phomvihane (1920). After him are Nguyễn Phú Trọng (1944), Lê Duẩn (1907), Dương Văn Minh (1916), Hanoi Hannah (1931), Gia Long (1762), and Tôn Đức Thắng (1888).

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