Trần Thiện Khiêm

Trần Thiện Khiêm
Trần Thiện Khiêm
	Khiêm in 1965
8th Prime Minister of South Vietnam
	In office; 23 August 1969 – 4 April 1975
President	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Deputy	Nguyễn Lưu Viên
Preceded by	Trần Văn Hương
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Bá Cẩn
Minister of National Defense
	In office; 6 August 1972 – 14 April 1975
Prime Minister	Himself; Nguyễn Bá Cẩn;
Preceded by	Nguyễn Văn Vy
Succeeded by	Trần Văn Đôn
	In office; 8 February 1964 – 9 September 1964
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Khánh; Nguyễn Xuân Oánh (acting); Nguyễn Khánh;
Preceded by	Trần Văn Đôn
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Khánh
Minister of Internal Affairs of South Vietnam
	In office; 27 May 1968 – 29 June 1973
Prime Minister	Trần Văn Hương; Himself;
Preceded by	Linh Quang Viên
Succeeded by	Lê Công Chất
Deputy Prime Minister of South Vietnam
	In office; 27 May 1968 – 22 August 1969
Prime Minister	Trần Văn Hương
Preceded by	Phạm Đăng Lâm
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Lưu Viên
Personal details
Born	15 December 1925; Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina
Died	24 June 2021 (aged 95); San Jose, California, US
Political party	National Social Democratic Front
Other political; affiliations	Military (1963–1967); Cần Lao (until 1963);
Signature
Allegiance	Republic of Vietnam
Service/branch	State of Vietnam; Army of the Republic of Vietnam;
Years of service	1947–1975
Rank	General (Đại Tướng)
Commands held	21st Division (1960–1962); Chief of Staff of the armed forces (1962–1963); III Corps (1964); Chairman of the Joint General Staff (1964);
Battles/wars	1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt; 1963 South Vietnamese coup; January 1964 South Vietnamese coup; 1965 South Vietnamese coup;
Other work	National Leadership Committee (1964); Ambassador to the United States (1964–1965); Ambassador to South Korea and Taiwan (1965–1968);

General Trần Thiện Khiêm (15 December 1925 – 24 June 2021) was a Vietnamese military officer. He was an officer in the army of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

During the 1960s he was involved in several coups d'état. He helped President Ngô Đình Diệm put down a coup attempt in November 1960. He was rewarded with promotion. In 1963 he was involved in the coup that deposed and assassinated Ngo Dinh Diem.^[1] From 1969 until 1975, he was the Prime Minister of South Vietnam.

Khiêm died on 24 June 2021 in San Jose, California at the age of 95.^[2]

References

↑ "Tran Thien Khiem". Who's Who In Vietnam. Saigon: Vietnam Press. 1972.
↑ Cựu Đại Tướng Trần Thiện Khiêm Qua Đời Tại California Hưởng Thọ 95 Tuổi

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[ww-1] "Tran Thien Khiem". Who's Who In Vietnam. Saigon: Vietnam Press. 1972.

[2] Cựu Đại Tướng Trần Thiện Khiêm Qua Đời Tại California Hưởng Thọ 95 Tuổi

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