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Nguyen Van Thinh

1888–1946 · 20th century

Nguyen Van Thinh was a Saigon physician and politician who became the first president of the French-backed Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina in June 1946. The government had little popular support and was denounced by nationalists as a French creation. Isolated and disillusioned, he took his own life in November 1946.

Nguyen Van Thinh — Image: Gouvernement General de l'Indochine · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Nguyen Van Thinh. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nguyen-van-thinh
MLA: “Nguyen Van Thinh.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nguyen-van-thinh. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Nguyen Van Thinh.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/nguyen-van-thinh.
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