Nguyễn Cao Kỳ became vice president

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Nguyễn Cao Kỳ was a prominent South Vietnamese military officer and political leader who served as prime minister and later as vice president during the Vietnam War era.

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instanceOf person
birthDate 1930-09-08
birthPlace Son Tay, French Indochina
causeOfDeath respiratory failure
child Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên
commanded Republic of Vietnam Air Force
conflict Vietnam War
countryOfCitizenship South Vietnam
deathDate 2011-07-23
deathPlace Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
linked to: Kuala Lumpur
familyName Nguyễn
fullName Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
givenName Cao Kỳ
ideology anti-communism
knownFor leadership in South Vietnam during mid-1960s
serving as vice president of South Vietnam
languageSpoken English
French
Vietnamese
militaryAllegiance Republic of Vietnam
State of Vietnam
militaryBranch Republic of Vietnam Air Force
militaryRank Air Vice Marshal
linked to: Air Vice-Marshal
notableEvent fled South Vietnam in 1975
notableWork Buddha’s Child (memoir)
occupation military officer
politician
officeEndTime (Prime Minister of South Vietnam) 1967-10-31
officeEndTime (Vice President of South Vietnam) 1971-04-02
officeStartTime 1965-06-19
officeStartTime (Prime Minister of South Vietnam) 1965-06-19
officeStartTime (Vice President of South Vietnam) 1967-10-31
participatedIn 1965 South Vietnamese coup
politicalEra Vietnam War era
linked to: Vietnam War
positionHeld Prime Minister of South Vietnam
Vice President of South Vietnam
religion Buddhism
residenceAfterExile United States
servedUnder Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
linked to: Nguyen Van Thieu
spouse Đặng Tuyết Mai

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1967 South Vietnamese presidential election result Nguyễn Cao Kỳ became vice president