Dương Văn Minh, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dương Văn Minh

South Vietnamese commander

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1916

Place of Birth: Mỹ Tho, Tiền Giang, Vietnam

Date of Death: 06-Aug-2001

Profession: military personnel, politician

Nationality: Vietnam

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Duong Van Minh (Vietnamese: [z??? van mi??] (listen); 16 February 1916 – 6 August 2001), popularly known as Big Minh, was a South Vietnamese politician and a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and a politician during the presidency of Ngô Ðình Di?m.
In 1963, he became chief of a military junta after leading a coup in which Di?m was assassinated.
Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguy?n Khánh, but assumed power again as the 4th and last President of South Vietnam in April 1975, two days before surrendering to North Vietnamese forces.