Dương Văn Minh (help·info) (February 16, 1916 – August 6, 2001), known popularly as “Big Minh”, was a Vietnamese general and politician. He led the South Vietnamese army under Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm. In 1963, he became leader of South Vietnam after a coup in which Diệm was assassinated. Dương’s rule lasted only three months, but he briefly led South Vietnam again in...
Date of birth:
- Feb 16, 1916
Date of death:
- Aug 6, 2001
