POLITICIAN

Nguyễn Khánh

1927 - 2013

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Nguyễn Khánh ([ŋwiəŋ˨˩˦ kʰan˦˥]; 8 November 1927 – 11 January 2013) was a South Vietnamese military dictador and Army of the Republic of Vietnam general who served in various capacities as head of state and prime minister of South Vietnam while at the head of a military junta from January 1964 until February 1965. He was involved in or against many coup attempts, failed and successful, from 1960 until his defeat and exile from South Vietnam in 1965. Khánh lived out his later years with his family in exile in the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nguyễn Khánh has received more than 452,199 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Nguyễn Khánh is the 6,515th most popular politician (up from 7,589th in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 39th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Vietnamese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Nguyễn Khánh ranks 6,515 out of 19,576. Before him are Bechara El Khoury, Chilperic of Aquitaine, Cestius Gallus, Frederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg, Double Falcon, and Eudokia Angelina. After him are Domitianus II, Francesc Pi i Margall, Bohemond III of Antioch, Paul Durand-Ruel, Louis-François de Boufflers, and Quintus Caecilius Metellus Macedonicus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Nguyễn Khánh ranks 102. Before him are Eldar Ryazanov, Eartha Kitt, Vernon L. Smith, Jorge Batlle, Hans Schäfer, and Martin Walser. After him are Yitzhak Hofi, Carlos José Castilho, Allen Newell, Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Arthur Cohn, and François Furet. Among people deceased in 2013, Nguyễn Khánh ranks 96. Before him are Masao Uchino, Muhammad Said Ramadan al-Bouti, James Avery, Sergei Belov, Eleanor Parker, and Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse. After him are Otfried Preußler, Glafcos Clerides, Richard Ramirez, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, and Ray Harryhausen.

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In Vietnam

Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Khánh ranks 37 out of 136. Before him are Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930), Trần Hưng Đạo (1228), Tự Đức (1829), Nguyễn Huệ (1752), Khải Định (1885), and Gaston Aumoitte (1884). After him are Duy Tân (1900), Lý Thái Tổ (974), Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), Marie-France Pisier (1944), Đỗ Mười (1917), and Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915).

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Among POLITICIANS In Vietnam

Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Khánh ranks 26. Before him are Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910), Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930), Trần Hưng Đạo (1228), Tự Đức (1829), Nguyễn Huệ (1752), and Khải Định (1885). After him are Duy Tân (1900), Lý Thái Tổ (974), Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), Đỗ Mười (1917), Nguyễn Văn Linh (1915), and Trương Tấn Sang (1949).

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