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Tran Van Chuong

1898 – 1986

Vietnamese diplomat; later exilee in the U.S.

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Lived 1898 – 1986 (aged 88). Tran Van Chuong was a Vietnamese diplomat and lawyer.

Trần Văn Chương (; 2 June 1898 – 24 July 1986 He eventually became South Vietnam's ambassador to the United States, but resigned in protest and denounced his government's anti-Buddhist policies after the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids. He proclaimed there was “not one chance in a hundred for victory” over the Communists with his daughter and her husband and brother-in-law in power.

1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état On 1 November 1963, Chương's son-in-law Ngô Đình Nhu and Nhu's brother, President Ngô Đình Diệm were assassinated in a coup d'état led by General Dương Văn Minh. Chương's daughter, Ngô Đình Nhu's wife, Madame Nhu (1924–2011), was in Beverly Hills, California, at the time of the coup.

Death Chương and his wife remained in the United States in Washington, D.C. On 24 July 1986, their strangled bodies were found at their home. Their son, Trần Văn Khiêm, was accused but found incompetent to stand trial. The remains of Chương and his wife were interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.

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Who was Tran Van Chuong?

Vietnamese diplomat; later exilee in the U.S.

When was Tran Van Chuong born?

Tran Van Chuong was born on 2 June 1898.

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Tran Van Chuong died on 24 July 1986 in Washington, D.C..

What was Tran Van Chuong's occupation?

Tran Van Chuong was a diplomat and lawyer.

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Tran Van Chuong was Vietnamese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Tran Van Chuong

· Wikidata: Q7833331

· DBpedia: Trần Văn Chương

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