Nguyen Cao Ky

Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Hán-Nôm	阮高祺

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
	In office; 19 June 1965 – 31 October 1967
Preceded by	Phan Huy Quát
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn Lộc
Vice President of the Republic of Vietnam
	In office; 1967–1971
President	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Succeeded by	Trần Văn Hương
Personal details
Born	8 September 1930; Sơn Tây, Tonkin, French Indochina (now Hanoi, Vietnam)
Died	23 July 2011 (aged 80); Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California, U.S.
Political party	None (Military)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of Vietnam
Branch/service	Republic of Vietnam Air Force
Years of service	1949–1971
Rank	Major General ; (Thiếu Tướng), Air Force commander
Battles/wars	Vietnam War; 1963 South Vietnamese coup; September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt; February 1965 South Vietnamese coup attempt; Buddhist Uprising; Battle of Saigon (1968);

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (8 September 1930–23 July 2011) was a South Vietnamese military leader, politician and Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967.^[1]

Nguyen Cao Ky Media

Kỳ (far right), US President Lyndon B. Johnson, General William Westmoreland, and President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu together in October 1966
Kỳ with Lyndon Johnson during the Honolulu summit in Hawaiʻi in 1966
Kỳ with Prime Minister Harold Holt on his controversial 1967 visit to Australia.
en:Nguyen Cao Ky in 1967.
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ on 24 October 1966 at the Manila Conference of SEATO nations
Kỳ aboard USS Midway during Operation Frequent Wind in April 1975.
VPD National Order of Vietnam - Grand Cross BAR
Vietnam_Military_Merit_Ribbon
Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-First Class
Vietnam Air Force Distinguished Service Order Ribbon - First Class

References

↑ Mydans, Seth. "Nguyen Cao Ky, South Vietnam Leader, Dies at 80," New York Times (US). July 23, 2011; retrieved 2011-10-23.

Other websites

Speech by General Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam by General Nguyen Cao Ky
Book Review "Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam"^{[dead link]} by the Washington Post
Who's Who in Vietnam in 1967

Military offices
Preceded by Do Khac Mai	Commander Vietnam Air Force 1963 – 1965	Succeeded by Trần Văn Minh
Preceded by Phan Huy Quat	Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam 1965–1967	Succeeded by Nguyen Van Loc
Political offices
Preceded by ––	Vice-President of the Republic of Vietnam 1967–1971	Succeeded by Tran Van Huong

[1] Mydans, Seth. "Nguyen Cao Ky, South Vietnam Leader, Dies at 80," New York Times (US). July 23, 2011; retrieved 2011-10-23.

[1]

Persondata
Name	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Alternative names
Short description	military leader, politician
Date of birth	8 September 1930
Place of birth	Son Tay, Tonkin, French Indochina (now Ha Tay Province, Vietnam)
Date of death	23 July 2011
Place of death

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ


Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
In office 19 June 1965 – 31 October 1967
Preceded by	Phan Huy Quát
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn Lộc
Vice President of the Republic of Vietnam
In office 1967–1971
President	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Succeeded by	Trần Văn Hương

Personal details
Born	(1930-09-08)8 September 1930 Sơn Tây, Tonkin, French Indochina (now Hanoi, Vietnam)
Died	23 July 2011(2011-07-23) (aged 80) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California, U.S.
Political party	None (Military)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of Vietnam
Branch/service	Republic of Vietnam Air Force
Years of service	1949–1971
Rank	Major General (Thiếu Tướng), Air Force commander
Battles/wars	Vietnam War 1963 South Vietnamese coup September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt February 1965 South Vietnamese coup attempt Buddhist Uprising Battle of Saigon (1968)