Nguyen Cao Ky
Born: 1930 AD
Currently alive, at 78 years of age.
Nationality: Vietnamese
Categories: General, Politician
Currently alive, at 78 years of age.
Nationality: Vietnamese
Categories: General, Politician
1930 - Nguyen Cao Ky was born.
1965 - Ky was appointed Prime Minister by a special joint meeting of military leaders following the voluntary resignation of civilian President Phan Khac Suu and Prime Minister Phan Huy Quat.
1966 - Ky 's greatest struggle came, when a Buddhist Uprising and a military revolt in the government of Da Nang threatened to escalate into widespread chaos.
1967-1971 - He served as Vice President to President Nguyen Van Thieu, although behind the scenes there was a fierce rivalry that left Ky marginalized.
1975 - After the defeat of South Vietnam by North Vietnam, Ky fled to the United States, and settled in California where he ran a grocery store.
2004 - He made headlines by being the first South Vietnamese leader to visit Vietnam since the war.
1965 - Ky was appointed Prime Minister by a special joint meeting of military leaders following the voluntary resignation of civilian President Phan Khac Suu and Prime Minister Phan Huy Quat.
1966 - Ky 's greatest struggle came, when a Buddhist Uprising and a military revolt in the government of Da Nang threatened to escalate into widespread chaos.
1967-1971 - He served as Vice President to President Nguyen Van Thieu, although behind the scenes there was a fierce rivalry that left Ky marginalized.
1975 - After the defeat of South Vietnam by North Vietnam, Ky fled to the United States, and settled in California where he ran a grocery store.
2004 - He made headlines by being the first South Vietnamese leader to visit Vietnam since the war.
Page last updated: 6:12pm, 15th Jun '07
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How We Lost the Vietnam War by Nguyen C. Ky (Paperback - Dec 25, 2002) This memoir looks in particular at the disputes and corruption within the government of South Vietnam and the diplomatic struggles with the U.S. during the war...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Twenty years and twenty days by Nguyen Cao Ky (Unknown Binding - Aug 22, 1976) |
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TWENTY YEARS AND TWENTY DAYS: How and Why the US lost its First War with China and the USSR by Nguyen Cao Ky (Hardcover - Aug 22, 1976) |
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Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam by Nguyen Cao Ky (Hardcover - May 17, 2002) Though famed in his time for his playboy image, all purple scarves and modish hairdo, former South Vietnamese prime minister Ky proved over time to have been a man of substance. In this revealing...  |
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BUDDHA'S CHILD. My Fight to Save Vietnam. by Nguyen Cao Ky with Marvin J. Wolf: (Hardcover - Aug 22, 1999) |
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How We Lost; The Vietnam War by Cao Ky NGUYEN (Hardcover - Aug 22, 1978) |
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