Nguyễn Văn Xuân
Vietnamese general and politician (1892–1989)
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Nguyễn Văn Xuân (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ van˧˧ swən˧˧]; 3 April 1892 – 14 January 1989) was a Vietnamese general and politician who served as prime minister of Cochinchina from 1947 to 1948, then prime minister of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam from 5 June 1948 to 20 June 1949, during the First Indochina War.[1]
Nguyễn Văn Xuân | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam | |
| In office 6 July 1954 – 24 September 1954 | |
| Prime Minister | Ngô Đình Diệm |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Trung Vinh |
| Succeeded by | Trần Chánh Thành |
| In office 1 July 1949 – 20 January 1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Bảo Đại |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Phan Huy Quát |
| Chief of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam | |
| In office 5 June 1948 – 12 June 1949 | |
| Deputy | Trần Văn Hữu |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Bảo Đại (as Chief of the State of Vietnam) |
| 3rd President of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina | |
| In office 8 October 1947 – 27 May 1948 | |
| Deputy | Trần Văn Hữu |
| Preceded by | Lê Văn Hoạch |
| Succeeded by | Trần Văn Hữu |
| Deputy President of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina | |
| In office 1 June 1946 – 8 October 1947 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Trần Văn Hữu |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1892 Trường Thọ, Gia Định Province, French Cochinchina |
| Died | 14 January 1989 (aged 96) |
| Party | Military |
| Education | École Polytechnique |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | French Army |
Years of service | 1947–1954 |
| Rank | Brigadier general |
| Battles/wars | French Indochina War |
First Indochina War
On 1 April 1947, he was promoted to brigadier general (two-star general, entry-level for a general officer in the French army ranking system) of colonial troops, a local army with French commanding officers. After the First Indochina War, he went into exile in France. On 14 January 1989, he died in Nice at the age of 96.[2]
