Nguyễn Văn Xuân (3 April 1892 – 14 January 1989) was president of the government of Cochinchina from 1947 to 1948, then prime minister of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam from 23 May 1948 to 20 June 1949, during the

First Indochina War The First Indochina War (generally known as the Indochina War in France, and as the Anti-French Resistance War in Vietnam) began in French Indochina from 19 December 1946 to 20 July 1954 between France and Việt Minh (Democratic Republic of Vi ...

First Indochina War

On 1 April 1947, he was promoted to

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(two-star general, entry level for a general officer in the French army ranking system) of colonial troops, a local army with French commanding officers. After the

, he took exile in

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. On 14 January 1989, he died in

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at the age of 96.Le Général Nguyen Van Xuan
, Bulletin de l'ANAI, April–May–June 1989

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Vietnamese politicians Prime Ministers of South Vietnam Place of death missing 1892 births 1989 deaths {{Vietnam-politician-stub

First Indochina War

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