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Nguyễn Văn Xuân

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Nguyễn Văn Xuân
Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
In office
6 July 1954 – 24 September 1954
Prime MinisterNgô Đình Diệm
Preceded byNguyễn Trung Vinh
Succeeded byTrần Chánh Thành
In office
1 July 1949 – 20 January 1950
Prime MinisterBảo Đại
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPhan Huy Quát
Chief of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam
In office
5 June 1948 – 12 June 1949
DeputyTrần Văn Hữu
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byBảo Đại
(as Chief of the State of Vietnam)
3rd Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
In office
8 October 1947 – 27 May 1948
DeputyTrần Văn Hữu
Preceded byLê Văn Hoạch
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Deputy Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
In office
1 June 1946 – 8 October 1947
Prime Minister
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byTrần Văn Hữu
Personal details
Born(1892-04-03)3 April 1892
Trường Thọ, Gia Định Province, French Cochinchina
Died14 January 1989(1989-01-14) (aged 96)
Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Political partyMilitary
EducationÉcole Polytechnique
Military service
Branch/serviceFrench Army
Years of service1947–1954
RankBrigadier general
Battles/warsFrench Indochina War

Nguyễn Văn Xuân (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]

First Indochina War

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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 France. On 14 January 1989, he died in Nice at the age of 96.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Le Général Nguyen Van Xuan Archived 2016-10-23 at the Wayback Machine, Bulletin de l'ANAI, April–May–June 1989
Political offices
Preceded by
Position established
Deputy Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
1946–1947
Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
1947–1948
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Position established
Chief of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam
1948–1949
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Preceded by
Position established
Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
1949–1950
Succeeded by
Preceded by Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
1954
Succeeded by