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Trần Văn Hương ( 1 December 1902 – 27 January 1982) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the penultimate president of South Vietnam for a week in April 1975 prior to its surrender to the communist forces of North Vietnam.
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923–2001) 1967 1971: 3 September 1967 21 April 1975 7 years, 230 days Military (until 1969) (5) National Social Democratic Front (from 1969) 6 Trần Văn Hương (1902–1982) — 21 April 1975 28 April 1975 7 days Independent (2) Dương Văn Minh (1916–2001) — 28 April 1975 30 April 1975 2 days Independent
The HNC, which had representatives from a wide range of social groups, selected the aging civilian politician Phan Khắc Sửu as chief of state, and Suu chose Trần Văn Hương as prime minister, a position that had greater power. However, Khánh and the senior generals retained the real power.
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1965–1975). Prime Minister Nguyễn Cao Kỳ was the top leader of the last of the military regimes in 1965–1967 before a US-backed civilian government was instituted, following a new constitution and elections in 1967, with Thieu elected president. Trần Văn Hương (1975) Dương Văn Minh (2nd time) (1975 ...
Trần Văn Hương was the second to last President of South Vietnam before its surrender in 1975. Trần Thiện Khiêm was the 8th Prime minister of South Vietnam from 1969 to 1975, Minister of National Defence from 1972 to 1975.
Trần Văn Hương was appointed president, and he was ordered by the National Assembly to seek a negotiated peace with North Vietnam at any cost, to the disappointment of many in South Vietnam's political elite, who argued that the situation could have been different if Thiệu had gone earlier. [3]: 241–2
According to the Constitution, he handed over the presidency to Vice President Trần Văn Hương. On 25 April 1975, I submitted my resignation as Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam, but President Trần Văn Hương asked me to stay and continue handling affairs until 28 April 1975 to wait for the swearing in of the new government."...
The new President of South Vietnam, Trần Văn Hương, proposed a ceasefire in the fighting and negotiations between the South and the North. However, on this same day, General Dung finalized his plans to conquer Saigon and issued orders to begin the operation. [4]: 423–6 The ARVN had approximately 60,000 soldiers to defend the city. [36]