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Nguyen Van Thieu

1923–2001 · 20th century

Nguyen Van Thieu was a South Vietnamese general who rose among the officers ruling after the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963 and was president of the Republic of Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He depended heavily on American military support. After US forces withdrew under the Paris Peace Accords, he resigned in April 1975 days before Saigon fell to the North.

Nguyen Van Thieu
Image: JUSPAO and President's Office arranged for photography. Portrait selected by the President, Printing by RSC, Manila · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nguyen Van Thieu. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nguyen-van-thieu
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