About Nguyen Dinh Thuan
Lived 1923 – 2013 (aged 89). Nguyen Dinh Thuan was a French civil servant.
Nguyễn Đình Thuần (June 5, 1923 – June 3, 2013 ) was the Secretary of State under President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam. After Ngô Đình Diệm was overthrown and assassinated in the 1963 South Vietnamese coup, Nguyễn Đình Thuần moved to France to live with his brother.
Initially, Thuần worked as a journalist writing with Trần Trung Dung during their days in Hanoi. In 1955, President Ngô Đình Diệm appointed Trần Trung Dung to the position of Assistant Minister of National Defense, and he was also promoted to the position of General Manager of the Office under Mr. Dung. On 18 October 1960, Trần Trung Dung resigned as Assistant Minister of National Defense and Thuần was appointed to replace his predecessor.
Thuần died in 2013 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
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Who was Nguyen Dinh Thuan?
Vietnamese politician
When was Nguyen Dinh Thuan born?
Nguyen Dinh Thuan was born on 5 June 1923 in Hưng Yên.
When did Nguyen Dinh Thuan die?
Nguyen Dinh Thuan died on 3 June 2013 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine.
What was Nguyen Dinh Thuan's occupation?
Nguyen Dinh Thuan was a civil servant.
What nationality was Nguyen Dinh Thuan?
Nguyen Dinh Thuan was French.
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