Duong Van Minh

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Known as "Big Minh" because of his size, he was trained by French and later became the senior army officer when Ngo Dinh Diem established his government in 1955. He led the coup against Diem in November, 1963 and was himself toppled two months later. Minh took over the South Vietnamese regime again in April 1975 and surrendered to North Vietnamese troops in Saigon.

Source:
Karnow, Stanley; "Vietnam: A History"

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