Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Born
April 5, 1923
Died
September 29, 2001 (78 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Phan Rang, Vietnam
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was a South Vietnamese military officer and politician who was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the the Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces, became head of a military junta in 1965, and then president after winning an election in 1967.