Dirigeants

Leaders of South Vietnam
(Republic of Vietnam, 1955 - 1975)

 

Heads of State

Emperor (Hoàng Đế)

Bảo Đại            8 Jan 1926 - 30 Aug 1945 (†1997)

 

Presidents of the Provisional Government of Cochinchina

Nguyễn Văn Thinh   1 Jun 1946 - 10 Nov 1946         

Nguyễn Văn Xuân   15 Nov 1946 -  7 Dec 1946        

Lê Văn Hoạch       7 Dec 1946 -  8 Oct 1947        

 

President of the Provisional Government of South Vietnam

Nguyễn Văn Xuân    8 Oct 1947 - 14 Jun 1949 (1)

 

Head of State

Bảo Đại            14 Jun 1949 - 26 Oct 1955 (†1997) 

 

President of the Republic

Ngô Đ́nh Diệm     26 Oct 1955 -  2 Nov 1963 (†)a     

 

Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Committe (junta)

Dương Văn Minh     2 Nov 1963 - 30 Jan 1964 (2001)  military (2)

 

Presidents of the Republic

Nguyễn Khánh      30 Jan 1964 -  8 Feb 1964          military

Dương Văn Minh     8 Feb 1964 - 16 Aug 1964 (2001)  military

Nguyễn Khánh      16 Aug 1964 - 27 Aug 1964          military

 

Provisional Leadership Committee (junta)

                  27 Aug 1964 -  4 Sep 1964                    military (3)

 

Heads of State

Dương Văn Minh     4 Sep 1964 - 26 Oct 1964 (†2001)  military

Phan Khắc Sửu     26 Oct 1964 - 14 Jun 1965 (†1970) 

 

Chairman of the National Leadership Committe

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu  14 Jun 1965 - 31 Oct 1967 (†2001)  military

 

Presidents of the Republic

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu  31 Oct 1967 - 21 Apr 1975 (†2001) 

Trần Văn Hương    21 Apr 1975 - 28 Apr 1975 (†1982)            (acting)

Dương Văn Minh     28 Apr 1975 - 30 Apr 1975 (†2001)  military (acting)

 

(1) To 27 May 1948 styled chairman of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam.
(2)
Dương Văn Minh assumed the post of head of State in late 1963. Other members of the RMCm were Trần Tử Oai, Lê Văn Kim, Trần Văn Đôn and Tôn Thất Đính.
(3) Members of the PLC:
Dương Văn Minh (2001), Nguyễn Khánh and Trần Thiện Khiêm.


Prime Ministers

Bảo Đại          13 Jun 1949 -  5 Jan 1950 (+1997) 

Nguyễn Văn Long    5 Jan 1950 - 26 Apr 1950 (†1960)

Trân Văn Hữu      27 Apr 1950 -  6 Jun 1952 (†1984)

Nguyễn Văn Tâm     6 Jun 1952 - 17 Dec 1953 

Bửu Lộc           12 Jan 1954 - 16 Jun 1954 

Phan Huy Quát     16 Jun 1954 - 26 Jun 1954 

Ngô Đ́nh Diệm     26 Jun 1954 - 26 Oct 1955 (†1963)a

Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ    4 Nov 1963 - 30 Jan 1964 

Nguyễn Khánh       8 Feb 1964 - 25 Aug 1964          military

Nguyễn Xuân Oánh  25 Aug 1964 -    Sep 1964 (†2003)  (acting)

Nguyễn Khánh       ? Sep 1964 -  4 Nov 1964          military

Trân Văn Hương     4 Nov 1964 - 28 Jan 1965 (†1982)

Nguyễn Xuân Oánh  28 Jan 1965 - 15 Feb 1965 (†2003)  (acting)

Phan Huy Quát     16 Feb 1965 -  8 Jun 1965 

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ      19 Jun 1965 - 31 Oct 1967          military

Nguyễn Văn Lộc    31 Oct 1967 - 17 May 1968

Trân Văn Hương    28 May 1968 -  1 Sep 1969 (†1982)

Trân Thiện Khiêm   1 Sep 1969 -  4 Apr 1975

Nguyễn Bá Cẩn      4 Apr 1975 - 24 Apr 1975

Vũ Văn Mẫu       28 Apr 1975 - 30 Apr 1975 (†1998)

 

(Source: Rulers, by Ben Schemmel)

http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/vietsou.htm

Leaders of Vietnam
(Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

 

Leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam (ĐCSV) (1)

President (2)

Hồ Chí Minh             1930 -  2 Sep 1969 (†)     

 

General Secretaries

Trần Phú

Lê Hồng Phong

Hà Huy Tập

Nguyễn Văn Cừ

Trường Chinh            1941 -  1 Nov 1956 (†1988

Hồ Chí Minh             1 Nov 1956 -    Sep 1960 (†1969) 

Lê Duẫn             Sep 1960 - 10 Jul 1986 (†)    (3)

Trường Chinh            14 Jul 1986 - 19 Dec 1986 (†1988) 

Nguyễn Văn Linh  18 Dec 1986 - 27 Jun 1991 (†1998) 

Đỗ Mười          27 Jun 1991 - 29 Dec 1997         

Lê Khả Phiêu     29 Dec 1997 - 22 Apr 2001         

Nông Đức Mạnh 22 Apr 2001 -                    

(1) Vietnamese Communist Party (ĐCSV) was also the original name, from Feb 1930 to Oct 1930. Successive names were : Indochinese Communist Party (ĐCSD, Oct 1930-May 1951, which was officially dissolved 11 Nov 1945 and merged into the League for the Independence of Vietnam -"Việt Minh"-, although continued in secret to 1951); Vietnamese Workers' Party (ĐL ĐV, May 1951-Dec 1976); and again ĐCSV since Dec 1976.
(2) The post of president of the party was abolished after the death of Hồ Chí Minh.
(3) In 1960 Lê Duẫn was elected as First Secretary; the name of the post then changed to General Secretary and became the top party post when the presidency was abolished (1969).

Heads of State

Presidents of the Republic

Hồ Chí Minh       2 Sep 1945 -  2 Sep 1969 (†)   (4)

Tôn Đức Thắng     3 Sep 1969 - 30 Mar 1980 (†)       (acting to 23 Sep 1969)

Nguyễn Hữu Thọ   30 Mar 1980 -  4 Jul 1981 (†1996)   (acting)

 

Chairmen of the Council of State 

Trường Chinh      4 Jul 1981 - 18 Jun 1987 (†1988) 

Vơ Chí Công      18 Jun 1987 - 23 Sep 1992         

 

Presidents of the Republic

Lê Đức Anh       23 Sep 1992 - 24 Sep 1997                 

Trần Đức Lương   24 Sep 1997 -                           

(4) Styled Chairman of the Provisional Government of DRV to 2 Mar 1946.

Prime Ministers

Hồ Chí Minh       2 Sep 1945 - 20 Sep 1955 (†1969) 

Pham Văn Đồng    20 Sep 1955 - 18 Jun 1987 (†2000) 

Phạm Hùng        18 Jun 1987 - 10 Mar 1988 (†)

Vơ Văn Kiệt      10 Mar 1988 - 22 Jun 1988          (acting)

Đỗ Mười          22 Jun 1988 -  8 Aug 1991         

Vơ Văn Kiệt       8 Aug 1991 - 25 Sep 1997          

Phan Văn Khải    25 Sep 1997 -  

 

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