Nguyen Cao Ky

Nguyen Cao Ky

▪ South Vietnamese leader
born Sept. 8, 1930, Son Tay, northern Vietnam
 
 South Vietnamese military and political leader known for his flamboyant manner and militant policies.

      A member of the French forces that opposed the Vietnamese liberation movement, Ky joined the South Vietnamese Air Force after the nation was partitioned in 1954. He attracted much attention because of his vehement anticommunism, as well as his bravado, and was highly favoured by U.S. advisers in Vietnam. As a result he was named commander of South Vietnam's air force after the 1963 overthrow of the Ngo Dinh Diem government. With U.S. aid, Ky soon built up a fighting force of 10,000 men.

      In June 1965 Ky, together with Major General Nguyen Van Thieu and General Duong Van Minh, led a military coup in unseating the government of Premier Phan Huy Quat. As the head of that triumvirate, Ky provoked widespread opposition to his authoritarian policies. In 1967 the top military leaders reached an agreement by which Thieu would run for president and Ky for vice president of a new regime. Unhappy with his new position, Ky became an outspoken critic of Thieu's administration. In 1971 he attempted to oppose Thieu for the presidency but was forced to remove himself as a candidate and returned to the air force. Upon the fall of South Vietnam in April 1975, Ky fled to the United States.

      After coming to the United States Ky made tours, lecturing at several universities and promoting his book, Twenty Years and Twenty Days, published in 1976.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Nguyễn Cao Kỳ — 8o Primero ministro de Vietnam del Sur 19 de junio de 1965 – 31 de octubre de 1967 …   Wikipedia Español

  • Nguyễn Cao Kỳ — (1967) Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (* 1930; † 23. Juli 2011 in Kuala Lumpur) war ein südvietnamesischer Luftwaffengeneral und Politiker. Er war 1963 am Militärputsch gegen den südvietnamesischen Präsidenten Ngô Đình Diệm beteiligt, 1965 wurde er als Nachfolger …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nguyen Cao Ky — In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Nguyen. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Ky. Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam …   Wikipedia

  • Nguyen Cao Ky — VER Ky, Nguyen Cao …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen — In this Vietnamese name, the family name is Nguyen. According to Vietnamese custom, this person should properly be referred to by the given name Kỳ Duyên. Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên (  listen …   Wikipedia

  • Nguyen Huu Co — Nguyễn Hữu Có Born 1925 French Indochina (now Vietnam) Allegiance Vietnamese National Army, Army of the Republic of Vietnam Years of service ??–1967 …   Wikipedia

  • Nguyen Van Thieu — Nguyễn Văn Thiệu Born April 5, 1923(1923 04 05) Phan Rang, Ninh Thuận Province, Annam, French Indochina (now Vie …   Wikipedia

  • Nguyen Chanh Thi — Nguyễn Chánh Thi Born February 23, 1923 Huế, Annam, French Indochina (now Central Vietnam) Died June 23, 2007(2007 06 23) (aged 84) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States …   Wikipedia

  • Nguyen — Nguyễn und Nguyen (Hán nôm: 阮) (  [ŋwiɜn315]?/i) sind der häufigste vietnamesische Familienname (họ), geschätzte 40 % der Vietnamesen tragen ihn. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Bekannte Namensträger 3 Siehe auch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Nguyên — Nguyễn und Nguyen (Hán nôm: 阮) (  [ŋwiɜn315]?/i) sind der häufigste vietnamesische Familienname (họ), geschätzte 40 % der Vietnamesen tragen ihn. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft und Bedeutung 2 Bekannte Namensträger 3 Siehe auch …   Deutsch Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”