Madame Khánh

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Pham Le Tran
Photo of Madame Khánh in Saigon
First Lady of South Vietnam
In role 30 January 1964 – 8 February 1965
Preceded by	Madame Nhu
Succeeded by	Madame Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Personal details
Born	Hanoi, French Indochina
Spouse(s)	Nguyễn Khánh; six children

Nguyễn Lê Trần (née Phạm), also known as Madame Khánh, is the widow of Nguyễn Khánh, former South Vietnamese General and politician, who served as Prime Minister and Chief of State of South Vietnam from 1964 to 1965. As First Lady of South Vietnam, she visited hospitals to give moral support to wounded military and she also accompanied her husband on numerous engagements at state affairs.

Departure from South Vietnam[]

On 25 February 1965, she accompanied her husband on his new assignment as Ambassador-at-Large and were sent on a world tour, starting with her husband's report at the United Nations in New York City. In 1968, when her mother was ill, she requested to return to South Vietnam but was reportedly denied entry by the South Vietnamese government.^{[citation needed]}

Exile[]

Since leaving South Vietnam in February 1965, she has lived in the United States and when her husband completed his report to the United Nations they moved to Paris. In 1977, she moved to the United States with her husband and four of their children.^{[citation needed]}

In 1991, she accompanied her husband on an official visit to the Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China.^[1]

Family[]

She had seven children (six with her late husband); one of whom died in a swimming pool accident in South Vietnam, in 1963.

References[]

External links[]

• Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975
• Photos of Former First Lady of South Vietnam Madame Khánh