Duong Van Minh
Duong Van Minh
Dương Văn Minh, popularly known as Big Minh, was a Vietnamese senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnamand a politician during the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm. In 1963, he became President of South Vietnam after leading a coup in which Diệm was assassinated. Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again in April 1975, two days before surrendering to communist forces...
NationalityVietnamese
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 February 1916
CountryVietnam
I believe firmly in reconciliation among Vietnamese to avoid unnecessary shedding of the blood of Vietnamese.
We have been waiting for you so that we could turn over the government.
We wait here to meet the Provisional Revolutionary Government of South Vietnam to discuss together a ceremony of orderly transfer of power so as to avoid any unnecessary bloodshed in the population.