Nguyễn Cao Kỳ

Vietnamese General & Prime Minister

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ - Vietnamese General & Prime Minister
Born

September 8th, 1930
94 years ago

Died

2011
14 years ago — 81 years old

Category

Leaders & Politicians

Country

Vietnam

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Born in September 1930, a military general and politician in Vietnam. Served as the 16th Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam from 1967 to 1971. Held significant influence during the Vietnam War as a prominent figure in the South Vietnamese government. After the fall of Saigon in 1975, lived in exile for several decades before returning to Vietnam in the early 1990s.

Served as Prime Minister from 1967 to 1971

Played a crucial role during the Vietnam War

Held the position of General in the South Vietnamese Air Force

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