Nguyễn Văn Xuân
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Nguyễn Văn Xuân | |
|---|---|
| President of the Republic of Cochinchina | |
| In office 1947–1948 | |
| President of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam | |
| In office 23 May 1948 – 20 June 1949 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1892 Truong Tho, Gia Định Province, Annam |
| Died | 14 January 1989 (aged 96) France |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | French Army |
| Years of service | 1947–1954 |
| Rank | Brigadier General |
| Battles/wars | French Indochina War |
Nguyễn Văn Xuân (3 April 1892 – 14 January 1989) was president of the government of Cochinchina from 1945 to 1947, then president of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam from 23 May 1948 to 20 June 1949, during the First Indochina War.[1]
First Indochina War[edit]
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 took exile in metropolitan France, where he died on 14 January 1989 at the age of 96.[2]
| Preceded by Lê Văn Hoạch |
President of Cochinchina 1947–1948 |
Succeeded by Trần Văn Hữu |
| Preceded by Position established |
President of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam 1948–1949 |
Succeeded by Position disestablished |
| Preceded by Lê Văn Hoạch |
Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam 1947–1949 |
Succeeded by Bảo Đại |
See also[edit]
 Heads of state of Vietnam since 1945 | |
|---|---|
| Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1976) | |
| State of Vietnam (1949–1955) | |
| Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975) |  |
| Republic of South Vietnam (1969–1976) | |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present) |  |
| Empire of Vietnam (1945) | |
|---|---|
| Republic of Cochinchina (1946–1949) | |
| Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (1948–1949) | |
| State of Vietnam (1949–1955) | |
| Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975) | |
| Democratic Republic of Vietnam (1945–1976) | |
| Republic of South Vietnam (1975–1976) | |
| Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present) | |
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References[edit]
- ^ Ngo Ngoc Trung (2011). "Nguyen Van Xuan". In Tucker, Spencer C. (ed.). The encyclopedia of the Vietnam War : a political, social, and military history (2nd ed.). Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO. pp. 843–844. ISBN 9781851099610. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Le Général Nguyen Van Xuan Archived 2016-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, Bulletin de l'ANAI, April–May–June 1989
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