Trần Thanh Phong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetTrần Thanh Phong
South Vietnamese commander
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Trà Vinh, Vietnam
About Trần Thanh Phong
- Lieutenant General Tr?n Thanh Phong (19 January 1926 - 1 December 1972) was an officer of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Tr?n Thanh Phong served as the commander of the South Vietnamese I Corps, which oversaw the northernmost part of the country, from 20 May 1964 until 30 May of the same year, when he was replaced by Lieutenant General Hoàng Xuân Lãm.
- He was one of five different I Corps commanders in two months, as Prime Minister Nguy?n Cao K? struggled to find a leader of whom he approved while the Buddhist Uprising was taking place.
Read more at Wikipedia