Nguyen Van Thieu

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head of state human military officer politician

Nguyen Van Thieu was the anti-communist military officer and politician who served as president of South Vietnam during much of the Vietnam War.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	head of state → human → military officer → politician →
alsoKnownAs	Nguyen Van Thieu → Thiệu Văn Nguyễn →
cameToPowerThrough	1967 South Vietnamese presidential election →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
conflict	First Indochina War → Vietnam War →
countryOfCitizenship	South Vietnam → Vietnam →
dateOfBirth	1923-04-05 →
dateOfDeath	2001-09-29 →
education	French colonial military schools →
ethnicGroup	Kinh →
familyName	Thiệu →
fledTo	Taiwan → United Kingdom → United States of America →
fullName	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu →
givenName	Nguyễn →
headOfGovernment	Republic of Vietnam →
ideology	anti-communism →
militaryBranch	Army of the Republic of Vietnam →
militaryRank	Lieutenant General →
nativeLanguage	Vietnamese →
notableEvent	oversaw South Vietnam during the Easter Offensive → oversaw South Vietnam during the Fall of Saigon → oversaw South Vietnam during the Tet Offensive →
numberOfChildren	3 →
officeEndTime	1975-04-21 →
officeStartTime	1967-10-31 →
placeOfBirth	Ninh Thuận Province → Phan Rang →
placeOfDeath	Boston → Massachusetts → United States of America →
positionHeld	Chief of State of South Vietnam → President of South Vietnam → Vice President of South Vietnam →
precededBy	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
resignedOn	1975-04-21 →
servedIn	Army of the Republic of Vietnam →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Nguyễn Thị Mai Anh →
succeededBy	Trần Văn Hương →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Nguyen Van Thieu →	alsoKnownAs
Independence Palace ("President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu") →	associatedWith
Battle of Hue ("Nguyễn Văn Thiệu") →	combatantCommander
Nguyen Van Thieu ("Nguyễn Văn Thiệu") →	fullName
Nguyen Van Thieu ("Nguyen Van") →	givenName
South Vietnamese leadership →	headedBy
South Vietnamese leadership →	headOfStateDuringLateWar
Vietnam War →	majorCommander
Nguyen Van Thieu →	name
Nguyen Van Thieu ("Nguyen Van Thieu (as Chief of State)") →	precededBy