Nguyen Van Thieu facts for kids

Nguyen Van Thieu
Quick facts for kids Nguyen Van Thieu
President of South Vietnam
	In office; 14 June 1965 – 21 April 1975
Preceded by	Phan Khắc Sửu
Succeeded by	Dương Văn Minh
Personal details
Born	5 April 1923; Phan Rang–Tháp Chàm, Ninh Thuận Province, French Indochina
Died	29 September 2001 (aged 78); Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	National Social Democratic Front
Spouse(s)	Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh

Nguyen Van Thieu or Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was the leader of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1975. He was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Thieu became head of a military junta, meaning the military controlled the government. He was then elected president.

Thieu quit being president on 21 April 1975. He then left the country. On 30 April 1975 the city of Saigon was taken by North Vietnam. This marked the end of the Vietnam War.

Death

Thieu died in 2001. He was 78 years old. He died in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He had a stroke at his home in Foxborough. He had been put on a respirator. He was cremated and buried in Boston.

Images for kids

Thiệu and U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson
(Left to right) Vice President Spiro T. Agnew, House Minority Leader (later President) Gerald R. Ford, President Thieu, Ambassador to South Vietnam Graham Martin and Speaker of the House Carl Albert posing for a picture on 5 April 1973
President Thiệu's briefing map
President Thiệu