Duong Van Minh Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Duong Van Minh, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Vietnam.

5 records1963–19754 events1 places

Chronological biography

1963

Diem Coup1 November 1963

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

Leads the military coup that overthrows Ngo Dinh Diem

1964

Coup30 January 1964

Government / Government of Vietnam · President of Vietnam · Saigon

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

Head of State30 January 1964

Government / Government of Vietnam · President of Vietnam · Saigon

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

1975

Surrender of Saigon30 April 1975

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

Orders South Vietnamese forces to surrender as Saigon falls

Surrender of Saigon30 April 1975

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

Orders South Vietnamese forces to surrender

Titles and roles

General · South Vietnamese general · President of South Vietnam · President of South Vietnam · President of Vietnam

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.