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Trần Lệ Xuân (Vietnamese pronunciation: [t͡ɕən˨˩ le˧˨ʔ swən˧˧]; 22 August 1924 [2] – 24 April 2011), more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the de facto First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. She was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor to President Ngô Đình Diệm.
Postcard depicts the return of Bao Dai from Hong Kong Eventually a coalition of Vietnamese anti-communists (including future South Vietnamese leader Ngô Đình Diệm and members of political/religious groups such as the Cao Dai , Hòa Hảo , and VNQDĐ ) formed a National Union and declared to support Bảo Đại on the condition he would ...
Diệm headed for the cellar, joining his younger brother and confidant Nhu, and his wife Madame Nhu. [5] Brigadier General Nguyễn Khánh, at the time the ARVN Chief of Staff, climbed over the palace wall to reach Diệm during the siege, [19] as the Presidential Guard had been under explicit orders to not open the gates. [20]
Ngô Đình Nhu listen ⓘ (7 October 1910 – 2 November 1963) baptismal name James, (Vietnamese: Giacôbê) was a Vietnamese archivist and politician. [1] He was the younger brother and State Counsellor of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm.
On 1 November 1963, Chuong's son-in-law Ngô Đình Nhu and Nhu's brother, President Ngô Đình Diệm were assassinated in a coup d'état led by General Dương Văn Minh. Chuong's daughter, Ngô Đình Nhu's wife, Madame Nhu (1924–2011), was in Beverly Hills, California, at the time of the coup. [citation needed]
This is a list of spouses of the presidents of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Phu nhân Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam).The position is sometimes informally called First Lady of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Đệ nhất Phu nhân Việt Nam).
It referred to the attack as an "odious attempt against the lives of the President of the Republic and his family" and went on to disseminate an official version of the events of 27 February, noting that "rumours have been running pertaining to the fate of Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, who, with her family, as everyone knows, is a favorite target of the ...
Cast Genre Notes 1937: Trọn với tình (True to Love) Cánh đồng ma (The Ghost Field) Made in Hong Kong with Vietnamese actors and dialogue 1938: Trận phong ba (The Storm) Made in Hong Kong with Vietnamese actors and dialogue Late 1930s: Khúc khải hoàn (The Song of Triumph) Toét sợ ma (Toét Is Scared of Ghosts)