Leaders of South Vietnam

The Quẻ Càn flag was used by South Vietnam in 1948-75. It was originally the flag of Emperor Thành Thái (1890-1920).

This is a list of leaders of South Vietnam, since the establishment of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina in 1946 until the fall of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975.

Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (1946–1947)

Presidents of the Provisional Government

#	Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party	Notes
1	Nguyễn Văn Thinh	1888-1946	1 June 1946	10 November 1946	Cochinchinese Democratic Party	Committed suicide in office
2	Nguyễn Văn Xuân, 1st time	1892-1989	15 November 1946	7 December 1946	Military
3	Lê Văn Hoach	1896-1978	7 December 1946	8 October 1947	???

Republic of South Vietnam (1947–1948)

President of the Provisional Government

#	Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party	Notes
1	Nguyễn Văn Xuân, 2nd time	1892-1989	8 October 1947	27 May 1948	Military	Name of the government was changed to "Republic of South Vietnam" on October 8, 1947.[1] Also called "Provisional Government of South Vietnam."

Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (1948–1949)

President of the Provisional Government

#	Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party	Note
	Nguyễn Văn Xuân	1892-1989	27 May 1948	14 June 1949	Military	The name "Central Government of Vietnam" reflects an expectation of merger with the North. The French promised a merger, but delayed due to war with Vietminh.

State of Vietnam (1949-1955)

Chiefs of State

#	Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party	Notes
1	Bảo Đại	1913-1997	13 June 1949	30 April 1955	Non-party	Title was "Chief of State" (Quoc Truong) as Bảo Đại had abdicated as emperor in 1945.
2	Ngô Đình Diệm	1901-1963	30 April 1955	26 Oct 1955	Front of National Salvation	Acting

Prime Ministers

#	Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party	Notes
1	Bảo Đại	1913-1997	14 June 1949	21 January 1950	Non-party
2	Nguyễn Phan Long	1889-1960	21 January 1950	26 April 1950	???
3	Trần Văn Hữu	1896-1984	27 April 1950	6 June 1952	Non-party
4	Nguyễn Văn Tâm	1893-1990	6 June 1952	17 December 1953	Vietnamese Nationalist Party
5	Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc	1914-1990	12 January 1954	16 June 1954	Non-party
	Phan Huy Quat, 1st time	1908-1979	16 June 1954	26 June 1954	Dai Viet Party	Acting
6	Ngô Đình Diệm	1901-1963	26 June 1954	26 October 1955	Front of National Salvation	Prime Minister until October 26, 1955 when he deposed Chief of State Bảo Đại and proclaimed himself President of the Republic of Vietnam.

Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975)

Presidents

#	Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party	Notes
1	Ngô Đình Diệm	1901-1963	26 October 1955	2 November 1963	Can Lao Party	Died in coup d'état
2	Dương Văn Minh, 1st time	1916-2001	2 November 1963	30 January 1964	Military	Chairman of the Military Revolutionary Council
3	Nguyễn Khánh, 1st time	1927-	30 January 1964	8 February 1964	Military
4	Dương Văn Minh, 2nd time	1916-2001	8 February 1964	16 August 1964	Military
5	Nguyễn Khánh, 2nd time	1927-	16 August 1964	27 August 1964	Military
6	Provisional Leadership Committee		27 August 1964	8 September 1964	Military	Committee Members: Duong Van Minh, Nguyen Khanh, Tran Thien Khiem
7	Dương Văn Minh, 3rd time	1916-2001	8 September 1964	26 October 1964	Military	Chairman of the Provisional Leadership Committee
8	Phan Khắc Sửu	1893-1970	26 October 1964	14 June 1965	Military
9	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu	1923-2001	14 June 1965	21 April 1975	Military (1965-1968) ↓ National Social Democratic Front (1968-1975)	Chairman of the National Leadership Committee to 31 October 1967
10	Trần Văn Hương	1902-1982	21 April 1975	28 April 1975	???	Acting
11	Dương Văn Minh, 4th time	1916-2001	28 April 1975	30 April 1975	Military	Acting. The last President of the Republic of Vietnam, deposed after the fall of Saigon.

Prime Ministers

#	Name	Born-Died	Term start	Term end	Political Party	Notes
1	Nguyen Ngoc Tho	1908-	4 November 1963	30 January 1964	Military
2	Nguyen Khanh, 1st time	1927-	8 February 1964	29 August 1964	Military
3	Nguyen Xuan Oanh, 1st time	1921-2003	29 August 1964	3 September 1964	Military	Acting
4	Nguyen Khanh, 2nd time	1927-	3 September 1964	4 November 1964	Military
5	Tran Van Huong, 1st time	1902-1982	4 November 1964	28 January 1965	Military
6	Nguyen Xuan Oanh, 2nd time	1921-2003	28 January 1965	15 February 1965	Military	Acting
7	Phan Huy Quat	1908-1979	16 February 1965	8 June 1965	Dai Viet Party
8	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ	1930-2011	19 June 1965	31 October 1967	Military
9	Nguyen Van Loc	1922-	31 October 1967	17 May 1968	Military
10	Tran Van Huong, 2nd time	1908-1982	28 May 1968	1 September 1969	???
11	Tran Thien Khiem	1925-	1 September 1969	4 April 1975	Military
12	Nguyễn Bá Cẩn	1930-2009	4 April 1975	24 April 1975	Democracy Party
13	Vũ Văn Mẫu	1914-1998	28 April 1975	30 April 1975	Forces for National Reconciliation	The last Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam, deposed after the fall of Saigon.

See also

• Republic of Cochinchina
• State of Vietnam
• Republic of Vietnam
• Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam

External links

• Rulers (Vietnam)
• WORLD STATESMEN, Vietnam (include South Vietnam)