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Bảo Đại

1913–1997 · 20th century · Also known as Bao Dai, Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy

Bảo Đại was the last emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty of Vietnam, reigning under French protection from 1926. He was made head of the Japanese-sponsored Empire of Vietnam in 1945 and abdicated to the Viet Minh that August. The French returned him as head of the State of Vietnam in 1949, but Ngo Dinh Diem deposed him in a referendum in 1955 and he died in exile in France.

Bảo Đại
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Nguyen dynastyDecline, SummaryFrench IndochinaDecline

Mentioned in 11 state histories

Nguyen dynastyFrench CochinchinaFrench protectorate of AnnamEmpire of VietnamAutonomous Republic of CochinchinaNung Autonomous TerritoryTai FederationProvisional Central Government of VietnamState of VietnamCrown Domain of the Nguyen DynastyRepublic of Vietnam

Great speeches

Ho Chi Minh Declares Vietnam's Independence2 September 1945

See also

Cite this entry
APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Bảo Đại. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bao-dai
MLA
“Bảo Đại.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bao-dai. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Bảo Đại.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bao-dai.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Bảo Đại’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/bao-dai (Accessed: ).

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