Dương Văn Minh () (16 February 1916 – 6 August 2001), popularly known as "Big Minh", was a Vietnamese general and politician. He was a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) during the rule of Ngo Dinh Diem. In 1963, he became president of the Republic after leading a coup in which Diệm was assassinated. Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again in April 1975, two days before surrendering to communist forces.
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| - Dương Văn Minh () (16 February 1916 – 6 August 2001), popularly known as "Big Minh", was a Vietnamese general and politician. He was a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) during the rule of Ngo Dinh Diem. In 1963, he became president of the Republic after leading a coup in which Diệm was assassinated. Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again in April 1975, two days before surrendering to communist forces.
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- 1975-04-28(xsd:date)
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Commands
| - Head of the Military Revolutionary Council
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death place
| - Pasadena, California, U.S.
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Name
| - Duong Van Minh
- Dương Văn Minh
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| - Chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Government
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Birth Place
| - Mỹ Tho province, Cochinchina, French Indochina
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term end
| - 1964-01-30(xsd:date)
- 1975-04-30(xsd:date)
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| - 1963(xsd:integer)
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Relations
| - Brigadier General Duong Van Nhutt, a brother in the People's Army of Vietnam
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| - Dương Văn Minh () (16 February 1916 – 6 August 2001), popularly known as "Big Minh", was a Vietnamese general and politician. He was a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) during the rule of Ngo Dinh Diem. In 1963, he became president of the Republic after leading a coup in which Diệm was assassinated. Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again in April 1975, two days before surrendering to communist forces.
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