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Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

lieutenant generalSouth VietnamSouth Vietnam2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1923 – 2001

19301940195019601970198019902000Vietnam War · 1955–1975 broad period; major U.S. combat 1965–1973Tet Offensive — 1968 · South Vietnam · Vietnam War1975 spring offensive — January 1, 1975 · South Vietnam · Vietnam War

Active service 1968–1975 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 45.

Profile

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu 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 headed the government of 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.

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Battles (2)

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