Nguyễn Lưu Viên
Doctor Nguyễn Lưu Viên | |
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Prime Minister of South Vietnam | |
| In office 1 September 1969 – 4 April 1975 Serving with
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| Prime Minister | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Preceded by | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Succeeded by | Dương Kích Nhưỡng |
| In office 13 July 1966 – 28 October 1967 Serving with Nguyễn Hữu Có | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Cao Kỳ |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by | Phạm Đăng Lâm |
| In office 4 November 1964 – 16 February 1965 Serving with Nguyễn Xuân Oánh | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by |
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| Minister of Internal Affairs of South Vietnam | |
| In office 4 September 1964 – 14 February 1965 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Lâm Văn Phát |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Hòa Hiệp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1919 Trà Vinh province, Cochinchina, French Indochina |
| Died | 18 September 2017 (aged 97) Springfield, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party |  National Social Democratic Front |
| Other political affiliations | Bloc for Liberty and Progress (1960–1963) |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Thị Trinh |
| Children | 3 sons |
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| Relatives | Nguyễn Khánh (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Hanoi Medical University (M.D.) |
Nguyễn Lưu Viên (21 November 1919Prime Minister of South Vietnam under various prime ministers. He also served as Minister of Internal Affairs of South Vietnam under Prime Ministers Nguyễn Khánh and Trần Văn Hương.
Biography
He was born on 21 November 1919 to a wealthy family in Trà Vinh province. He earned his M.D. at the Hanoi Medical University[2] and worked as a doctor prior to entering politics.[3]
Fall of Saigon and life in exile
As
Communist regime.[4] After arriving in Guam, Viên was then relocated to Camp Pendleton along with other Vietnamese refugees.[5][6] Afterward, Viên decided to further his studies in Oklahoma before deciding to relocate to Union City, Tennessee where he worked as a doctor at Baptist Memorial Hospital for 11 years.[7][8] In 1988, he retired and then relocated to Virginia
where he would live out the remainder of his life.
He died at his home at the age of 97 in Springfield, Virginia on 18 September 2017.[9]
References
- ^ "Who's who in Vietnam". 1967.
- ^ "Who's who in Vietnam". 1967.
- ^ "Bác Sĩ Nguyễn Lưu Viên (1919-2017)". 2017.
- ^ "Mạn Ðạm với BS Nguyễn Lưu Viên: Từ Hà Nội La Celle-Saint Cloud đến những ngày VNCH hấp hối" (PDF). 2001.
- ^ http://viteuu.blogspot.com/2013/12/man-am-voi-bs-nguyen-luu-vien-tu-hoi.html
- ^ "Một Nội Các Chết Non Của VNCH".
- ^ http://viteuu.blogspot.com/2013/12/man-am-voi-bs-nguyen-luu-vien-tu-hoi.html
- ^ "Bác Sĩ Nguyễn Lưu Viên (1919-2017)". 2017.
- ^ "Bác Sĩ Nguyễn Lưu Viên (1919-2017)". 2017.