Vice President of South Vietnam

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The Vice President of South Vietnam was the second-highest executive office in the former Republic of Vietnam, serving as the principal deputy and potential successor to the president during its existence from 1955 to 1975.

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instanceOf political office
vice presidential office
alsoKnownAs Phó Tổng thống Việt Nam Cộng hòa NERFINISHED
Vice President of the Republic of Vietnam
appliesDuringPeriod 1955–1975
appliesToJurisdiction South Vietnam NERFINISHED
appointedBy President of South Vietnam
coatOfArmsUsed Emblem of South Vietnam NERFINISHED
constitutionalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
country Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED
South Vietnam NERFINISHED
countryForm anti-communist state
dissolved 1975
endCause Fall of Saigon and collapse of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975 NERFINISHED
flagUsed Flag of South Vietnam NERFINISHED
followedBy no direct successor office after the Fall of Saigon
governmentBranch executive
governmentSystem presidential system
hasCapital Saigon NERFINISHED
hasLanguage French
Vietnamese
headOfGovernmentRole member of the executive leadership
historicalContext Vietnam War era
inception 1955
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Saigon NERFINISHED
officeHolderRole potential successor to the President of South Vietnam
principal deputy to the President of South Vietnam
officeScope national
officeType elected office
partOf Executive branch of South Vietnam NERFINISHED
Government of South Vietnam NERFINISHED
positionInGovernment second-highest executive office
precededBy Vice presidential roles in the State of Vietnam (de facto, limited continuity)
region Southeast Asia
residence Saigon NERFINISHED
responsibility acting as President in case of vacancy or incapacity
assisting the President of South Vietnam in executive functions
seat Independence Palace, Saigon NERFINISHED
stateReligionContext officially non-communist, largely Buddhist and Catholic population
subordinateTo President of South Vietnam NERFINISHED
termInOffice fixed term

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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ positionHeld Vice President of South Vietnam
Trần Văn Hương positionHeld Vice President of South Vietnam