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Nguyen Khanh
South Vietnamese Soldier
Male
Born
Nov 8, 1927
Age
85
Nguy%E1%BB%85n Kh%C3%A1nh is a former general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam who variously served as Head of State and Prime minister of South Vietnam while at the head of a military junta from January 1964 until February 1965. He was involved… Read More
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Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1927
Birth
Born on November 8, 1927.
TEENAGE
1945
17 Years Old
In 1945, Khánh finished his secondary studies and he and around 20 fellow high school graduates left Saigon to join the communist-dominated Việt Minh, led by Hồ Chí Minh, which sought to gain independence from French colonialism.
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1946
18 Years Old
In 1946, he graduated from the French Military Academy Saint-Cyr/Coetquidam and was promoted to “Indochine”, and Ecole des Troupes Aéroportées (Airborne forces) in France.
1947
19 Years Old
In 1947, he graduated from Vien Dong (Dap Da) Military Academy and Saint Saumur (France) Military Academy, rank of Lieutenant.
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TWENTIES
1949
21 Years Old
From 1949-52, he was a Lieutenant and commanded the first airborne unit in the VNA after being sent to France for training.
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1956
28 Years Old
From 1956-57, he was promoted to Colonel and commanded the First Infantry Division stationed at the 17th Parallel.
In 1957, he was chosen to attend the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Ft.
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THIRTIES
1959
31 Years Old
He was appointed Secretary General of the Defense Ministry in 1959.
In 1960, Khánh was promoted to Major General and made ARVN Chief of Staff.
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Khánh and his wife Nguyên Lê Trần (née Phạm Lê Trần) had six children; one of whom died in an accident in South Vietnam in 1963.
In September 1964, Khánh dismissed General Lâm Văn Phát as Interior Minister, while General Dương Văn Đức was about to be removed as IV Corps commander.
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In mid-January 1965, Khánh called for Thảo to report to his superiors in the ARVN, warning that he would be "considered guilty of abandoning his post with all the consequences of such a situation" if he failed to do so.
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FORTIES
1977
49 Years Old
In 1977, he, Madame Khánh and four of their children emigrated to the United States.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
1991
63 Years Old
In 1991, he was invited to a private visit to the Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China.
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2005
77 Years Old
On 2 January 2005, Khánh was selected as Chief of State of the Government of Free Vietnam, an anti-communist organization located in "Little Saigon" (Westminster, California).
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