Nguyễn Văn Vỹ
Nguyễn Văn Vỹ | |
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Vỹ greeting US Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird at Tan Son Nhat Airport in 1971 | |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 9 November 1967 – 6 August 1972 | |
| President | Nguyễn Văn Thiệu |
| Prime Minister | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Preceded by | Cao Văn Viên |
| Succeeded by | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 January 1916 Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indochina |
| Died | 1981 (age 65) Saint-Mandé, France |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | State of Vietnam Republic of Vietnam |
| Branch/service | Vietnamese National Army Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
| Years of service | 1939 – 25 October 1955 (Vietnamese National Army) 26 October 1955 – 30 April 1975 (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) |
| Rank | Lieutenant general (Trung tướng) |
Nguyễn Văn Vỹ (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˦ˀ˥ van˧˧ vi˧˧]; 16 January 1916 – 1981) was a South Vietnamese soldier who rose to the rank of General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). In addition to his military career, he served as Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Vietnam from 1967 to 1972.
Vy was born in 1916 in Hanoi.