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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ

1930 - 2011

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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who served as the chief of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967. Then, until his retirement from politics in 1971, he served as vice president to bitter rival General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, in a nominally civilian administration. Born in Northern Vietnam, Kỳ joined the Vietnamese National Army of the French-backed State of Vietnam and started as an infantry officer before the French sent him off for pilot training. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nguyễn Cao Kỳ has received more than 742,461 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Nguyễn Cao Kỳ is the 5,776th most popular politician (up from 6,761st in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 34th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Vietnamese Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 5,776 out of 19,576. Before him are Hamida Djandoubi, Luis Corvalán, Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken, Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Drastamat Kanayan, and Ahmose. After him are Princess Margaret of Prussia, Peter II, Count of Savoy, Giulio Douhet, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Sisavang Vong, and Prince Edward, Duke of Kent.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 110. Before him are Sławomir Mrożek, Colin Dexter, Paul Veyne, Toru Takemitsu, Friedrich Gulda, and Sonny Rollins. After him are Jasper Johns, Igor Netto, Rahmon Nabiyev, J. G. Ballard, Gaafar Nimeiry, and Ruth Rendell. Among people deceased in 2011, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 77. Before him are Ferenc Mádl, Tom Gehrels, Masahiro Hamazaki, Michael Gough, Paul Baran, and Vasily Alekseyev. After him are Michael Cacoyannis, Sergei Bagapsh, Ali Saibou, Raúl Ruiz, Jimmy Savile, and Archduke Felix of Austria.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 31 out of 136. Before him are Tsui Hark (1950), Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954), Trường Chinh (1907), Phạm Văn Đồng (1906), Lady Triệu (225), and Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910). After him are Trần Hưng Đạo (1228), Tự Đức (1829), Nguyễn Huệ (1752), Khải Định (1885), Gaston Aumoitte (1884), and Nguyễn Khánh (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Cao Kỳ ranks 21. Before him are Lê Lợi (1384), Tôn Đức Thắng (1888), Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (1954), Trường Chinh (1907), Phạm Văn Đồng (1906), and Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910). After him are Trần Hưng Đạo (1228), Tự Đức (1829), Nguyễn Huệ (1752), Khải Định (1885), Nguyễn Khánh (1927), and Duy Tân (1900).

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