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Duong Van Minh Biography and Timeline

Follow Duong Van Minh through 5 dated historical records for Vietnam.

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Duong Van Minh, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records

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1963–1975Years on this page

1963

1 November 1963

Diem Coup

General · South Vietnamese general · Saigon · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Leads the military coup that overthrows Ngo Dinh Diem

Role range: 1960-1975 – 1963-1964

1964

30 January 1964

Coup

President of Vietnam · Saigon · Government / Government of Vietnam

General Nguyen Khanh led a coup replacing Duong Van Minh as Prime Minister. General Duong Van Minh is placed under house arrest, but was allowed to remain as a figurehead chief-of-state

30 January 1964

Head of State

President of Vietnam · Saigon · Government / Government of Vietnam

General Duong Van Minh is placed under house arrest, but was allowed to remain as a figurehead chief-of-state

1975

30 April 1975

Surrender of Saigon

General · South Vietnamese general · Saigon · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Orders South Vietnamese forces to surrender as Saigon falls

Role range: 1960-1975 – 1975

30 April 1975

Surrender of Saigon

President of South Vietnam · President of South Vietnam · Saigon · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd

Orders South Vietnamese forces to surrender

Role range: 1960-1975 – 1975

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.