Nguyễn Văn Xuân
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Nguyễn Văn Xuân | |
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| Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| Prime Minister of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam | |
| In office 23 May 1948 – 20 June 1949 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1892 Truong Tho, Gia Định Province, Annam |
| Died | 14 January 1989 (aged 96) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1947–1954 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | French Indochina War |
Nguyễn Văn Xuân (3 April 1892 – 14 January 1989) was prime minister of the government of Cochinchina from 1945 to 1947, then prime minister of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam from 23 May 1948 to 20 June 1949, during the First Indochina War.[1]
First Indochina War[]
On 1 April 1947, he was promoted to Brigadier General (two-star general, entry level for a general officer in the French army ranking system) of colonial troops, a local army with French commanding officers. After the First Indochina War, he took exile in France. On 14 January 1989, he died in Nice at the age of 96.[2]
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References[]
- ^ Ngo Ngoc Trung (2011). "Nguyen Van Xuan". In Tucker, Spencer C. (ed.). The encyclopedia of the Vietnam War : a political, social, and military history (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 843–844. ISBN 9781851099610.
- ^ Le Général Nguyen Van Xuan Archived 2016-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, Bulletin de l'ANAI, April–May–June 1989
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