Nguyễn Văn Xuân

Nguyễn Văn Xuân (born 3 April 1892, Annam – died 14 January 1989, France) was president of the governement of Cochinchina from 1947 to 1948, then president of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam from 1948 to 1949, during the First Indochina War.

First Indochina War

On 1 April 1947, he was promoted to Brigadier General (two-star general, entry level for a general officer in the French army ranking system) of colonial troops, a local army with French commanding officers. After the First Indochina War, he took exile in metropolitan France, where he died in 1989.[1]

Preceded by
Lê Văn Hoạch
President of Cochinchina
1947-1948
Succeeded by
Trần Văn Hữu
Preceded by
Position established
President of the
Provisional Central Government of Vietnam

1948-1949
Succeeded by
Position disestablished

See also

References

  1. Le Général Nguyen Van Xuan, Bulletin de l'ANAI, April–May-June 1989


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