Lê Văn Tỵ
South Vietnamese general (1904–1964)
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Army General Lê Văn Tỵ (17 May 1904 – 20 October 1964)[1] was the first chief of staff of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He replaced Nguyễn Văn Hinh as Chief of the Joint General Staff.[2] He was previously a general in the Vietnamese National Army of the State of Vietnam, which became the Republic of Vietnam in 1955 after Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm deposed Emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum. He is the only general to be promoted to the Marshal.
Lê Văn Tỵ | |
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| 2nd State Counsellor of South Vietnam | |
| In office 12 November 1963 – 1 February 1964 | |
| President | Dương Văn Minh |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ |
| Preceded by | Ngô Đình Nhu |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces | |
| In office 29 November 1954 – December 1962 | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Văn Hinh |
| Succeeded by | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 17, 1904 |
| Died | October 20, 1964 (aged 60) |
| Children | 3 (plus one adopted daughter) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  France State of Vietnam South Vietnam |
| Branch/service | French Army Vietnamese National Army Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
| Years of service | 1922–1964 |
| Rank |  Marshal (Thống Tướng) |
During the First Indochina War, he was appointed brigadier general in the Vietnamese National Army.[3]
Tỵ's deteriorating health forced him to retire in 1964. He succumbed to cancer in 1964. He was a recipient of the National Order of Vietnam.
He is also the only General of the Republic of Vietnam to be promoted to the 5-star rank of Army General.
