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Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ

1908 - 1976

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Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (chữ Hán: 阮玉書 26 May 1908 – 12 June 1976) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the first vice president of South Vietnam, serving under President Ngô Đình Diệm from 1956 until Diệm's overthrow and assassination in 1963. He also served as the first prime minister of South Vietnam, serving from November 1963 to late January 1964. Thơ was appointed to head a civilian cabinet by the military junta of General Dương Văn Minh, which came to power after overthrowing and assassinating Diệm, the nation's first president. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ has received more than 153,084 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ is the 15,469th most popular politician, the 97th most popular biography from Vietnam and the 61st most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ ranks 15,469 out of 19,576. Before him are Petar Gabrovski, Wilbur Ross, Hannes Swoboda, Macario Sakay, Laila Freivalds, and Asa Hutchinson. After him are Wolfgang Clement, Ashur-nirari I, Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Frederick Muhlenberg, José Hilario López, and Nuno Mendes.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ ranks 334. Before him are José Antonio Remón Cantera, Olivia Manning, Mikhail Somov, Félix Welkenhuysen, Numa Andoire, and Sigmund Haringer. After him are Merna Kennedy, Jim Brown, Sergey Urusevsky, Vladimír Syrovátka, Jean Claessens, and John Doeg. Among people deceased in 1976, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ ranks 215. Before him are Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, Maria Klenova, Busby Berkeley, Walter Janssen, Carlo Mattrel, and Anna Kéthly. After him are Margaret Leighton, Samuel Eliot Morison, Segundo Durandal, Clarice Benini, Isidoro Sota, and Abram Room.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ ranks 97 out of 136. Before him are Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1940), Phan Thanh Giản (1796), Phạm Minh Mẫn (1934), Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn (1938), Ngô Bảo Châu (1972), and Phạm Duy (1921). After him are Dany Carrel (1932), Jane Luu (1963), Yvon Petra (1916), Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (1954), Hanoi Hannah (1931), and Peter Nguyen Van Hung (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ ranks 61. Before him are Hoàng Văn Thái (1915), Võ Văn Kiệt (1922), Phan Văn Khải (1934), Võ Văn Thưởng (1970), Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh (1959), and Phạm Hùng (1912). After him are Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (1954), Hanoi Hannah (1931), Chau Sen Cocsal Chhum (1905), Philipp Rösler (1973), Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (1970), and Trần Hiếu Ngân (1974).

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