Trần Nam Trung
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Prime MinisterHuỳnh Tấn Phát
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice merged
BornTrần Khuy
6 January 1912
6 January 1912
Colonel General Trần Nam Trung | |
|---|---|
| Defence Minister of Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam | |
| In office 1969–1976 | |
| Prime Minister | Huỳnh Tấn Phát |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office merged |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Trần Khuy 6 January 1912 |
| Died | 10 May 2009 (aged 97) |
| Party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
| Awards |  Gold Star Order  Ho Chi Minh Order |
| Nickname(s) | Trần Lương, Hai Hậu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Democratic Republic of Vietnam and later Republic of South Vietnam |
| Branch/service | People's Army of Vietnam |
| Rank | Colonel General |
| Battles/wars | |
Trần Nam Trung (born Trần Khuy) (1912–2009) was a colonel-general in the People's Army of Vietnam active during the First Indochina War and Vietnam War. He was the unique Defence Minister of Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam.[1]
