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Encyclopedia > Tran Van Minh
Tran Van Minh
Vietnamese name
Quốc Ngữ Trần Văn Minh
Chữ Nôm 陳文明

General Tran Van Minh (Trần Văn Minh) was born on August 19, 1923 in Saigon, Vietnam. He served in the Republic of South Vietnam Air Force. Fair Use confirmed from http://www. ... The Vietnamese alphabet (quốc ngữ or national script) is the current writing system for the national language of Vietnam. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnamese: Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh) is the largest city in Vietnam and, as Saigon (Vietnamese: Sài Gòn), was the capital of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1976. ...


He was sometimes known as Little Minh to distinguish him from the huge Duong Van Minh. Dương Văn Minh (February 16, 1916 – August 5, 2001), known popularly as Big Minh, led the South Vietnamese army under Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm. ...


In 1953, he served on the Chief of Staff until 1955, reassigned as Military Zone Commander until 1957. 1953 (MCMLIII) is a common year starting on Thursday. ...


In 1957-59, he served as Commandant of the Military academy, and was reassigned to serve as Inspector General until 1960. Commandant is a military or police title or rank and can mean any of the following: The commander of certain military corps and services, such as the Commandant of the Marine Corps and the Commandant of the Coast Guard in the United States or the Commandant of the (now obsolete... A military academy is a military educational institution. ... Inspector General is a fact finding officer whose responsibility is to investigate charges of corruption, fraud, waste and abuse and other complaints regarding government officials. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...


In 1964-1965, he was the Chief of General Staff and Commander in chief, RVNAF and in 1956, Minister of Defense. The last position he held was Ambassador of the Republic of Vietnam to Tunis, Tunisia. A General Staff is a group of professional military officers who act in a staff or administrative role under the command of a general officer. ... The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was a military component of the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam (commonly known as South Vietnam). ... An ambassador, rarely embassador, is a diplomatic official accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization, to serve as the official representative of his or her own country. ... National motto: ??? Official language Vietnamese Capital Saigon Last President Duong Van Minh Last Prime Minister Vu Van Mau Area  - Total  - % water 173,809km² N/A population  - Total  - Density 19,370,000 (1973 est. ...


Notable ARVN Generals

Nguyen Cao Ky (Vietnamese: Nguyá»…n Cao Kỳ, Chinese: 阮高祺/阮高其) (born 1930) is a Vietnamese politician, who served as Prime Minister of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1967, and then Vice President until his retirement from politics in 1971. ... Dương Văn Minh (February 16, 1916 – August 5, 2001), known popularly as Big Minh, led the South Vietnamese army under Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm. ... Nguyá»…n Khánh General Nguyá»…n Khánh (Chu Nom: 阮慶) was born November 8, 1927, at Tra Vinh Province, Vietnam. ... President Nguyen Van Thieu Nguyen Van Thieu (Nguyễn Văn Thiệu,Chu Nom: 阮文紹), (April 5, 1923 – September 29, 2001) was a former General and President of South Vietnam. ... General Ngô Quang Trưởng General Ngô Quang Trưởng was born in 1933, Vietnam. ... General Nguyá»…n Văn Hiếu (阮文&#23389) was born in Tientsin, China. ... General Nguyen Ngoc Loan General Nguyen Ngoc Loan (Nguyá»…n Ngọc Loan/阮玉湾) (1931 – July 14, 1998) was the Republic of Vietnams Chief of Police. ... General Nguyen Viet Thanh General Nguyen Viet Thanh was born in 1931, Dalat, Vietnam. ... President Trần Văn Hương Trần Văn Hương (Chữ Nôm: 陈文香) was born in 1902-(d. ... General Nguyen Khoa Nam (1927-09-23–1975-04-30), was a Vietnamese soldier, born in Da Nang. ...

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Duong Van Minh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1156 words)
Minh is said to have preferred playing mah-jongg and giving tea parties to fighting the Viet Cong or running the country.
Minh was regarded as a potential leader of a “third force” which could come to a compromise with the North to avoid an armed takeover.
Duong Van Minh was allowed to emigrate to France in 1983, where he lived near Paris.
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