About Le Van Khoi
Lived 1750 – 1834 (aged 83–84). Le Van Khoi was a Vietnamese military officer.
(; died 1834) was the adopted son of the Vietnamese general Lê Văn Duyệt. He led the 1833–1835 Lê Văn Khôi revolt against Emperor Minh Mạng, but died in 1834.
As Duyệt was being prosecuted and his relatives condemned, Khôi had been imprisoned, but managed to escape on 10 May 1833. Khôi fortified himself into the Citadel of Saigon and asked for the help of the Siamese. The Citadel fell in September 1835, and Cù was tortured and executed, together with the French missionary Joseph Marchand.
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Who was Le Van Khoi?
Vietnamese general
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Le Van Khoi was born in 1750.
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Le Van Khoi died in 1834.
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Le Van Khoi was a military officer.
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Le Van Khoi was Vietnamese.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Le Van Khoi. https://biography.guide/le-van-khoi/
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