Lê Văn Tỵ
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Republic of VietnamAllegiance 
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Marshal (Thống Tướng)Children 3 (plus one adopted daughter)
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Marshal (Thống Tướng)Army General Lê Văn Tỵ (17 May 1904 – 20 October 1964)Ngô Đình Diệm deposed Emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum.
During the First Indochina War, he was appointed brigadier general in the Vietnamese National Army.[3]
Tỵ's deteriorating health forced him to retire in 1964. He succumbed to cancer in 1964. He was a recipient of the National Order of Vietnam.
He is also the only General of the Republic of Vietnam to be promoted to the 5-star rank of Army General.
References
- ^ "Thống Tướng Lê Văn Tỵ, Tổng Tham Mưu Trưởng Quân Đội Quốc Gia". 16 September 2016.
- ^ Nguyễn Công Luận Nationalist in the Viet Nam Wars 2012 "General Lê Văn Tỵ was appointed joint general chief of staff, replacing General Nguyễn Văn Hinh. The remnants of the French supporters lost their foothold in the nationalist army. "
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-25.
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