Nguyễn Cao Kỳ

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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ was a prominent South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as prime minister and later vice president during the Vietnam War era.

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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ canonical 4

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instanceOf human
military officer
politician
authored How We Lost the Vietnam War
causeOfDeath respiratory failure
child Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
South Vietnam
surface form: Vietnam
dateOfBirth 1930-09-08
dateOfDeath 2011-07-23
emigratedTo United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1967-10-31
ethnicGroup Vietnamese
familyName Nguyễn
fullName Nguyễn Cao Kỳ self-link
givenName Cao Kỳ
languageSpoken English
French
Vietnamese
militaryAllegiance Republic of Vietnam
militaryBranch Republic of Vietnam Air Force
militaryRank Air Vice-Marshal
surface form: Air Vice Marshal
notableEvent 1965 South Vietnamese military junta
1966 Buddhist Uprising
notableFor leadership of South Vietnamese military junta
role in Vietnam War-era South Vietnamese politics
notableWork How We Lost the Vietnam War
occupation military officer
politician
participatedIn 1963–1967 South Vietnamese political crises
placeOfBirth Son Tay, French Indochina
placeOfDeath Kuala Lumpur
surface form: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
politicalAlignment anti-communism
positionHeld Prime Minister of South Vietnam
Vice President of South Vietnam
religion Buddhism
residence Saigon
United States of America
surface form: United States
spouse Đặng Tuyết Mai
startTime 1965-06-19
wasPrimeMinisterOf South Vietnam
wasVicePresidentOf South Vietnam

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Nguyen Van Thieu precededBy Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ fullName Nguyễn Cao Kỳ self-link