Phan Khắc Sửu

Phan Khắc Sửu
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Sửu in 1964
Chief of State of South Vietnam
In office
26 October 1964  12 June 1965
Prime Minister
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Preceded byDương Văn Minh
(as Chairman of the Military Revolutionary Council)
Succeeded byNguyễn Văn Thiệu
(as Chairman of the National Leadership Committee)
Chairman of the High National Council
In office
27 September 1964  26 October 1964
Secretary-GeneralTrần Văn Văn
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byNguyễn Xuân Chữ (acting)
Prime Minister of South Vietnam
Acting
In office
26 October 1964  3 November 1964
Chief of StateHimself
Preceded byNguyễn Khánh
Succeeded byTrần Văn Hương
Minister of Agriculture of the State of Vietnam
In office
6 July 1954  24 September 1954
Prime MinisterNgô Đình Diệm
Preceded byNguyễn Trung Vinh
Succeeded byNguyễn Công Hầu
In office
14 July 1949  21 February 1951
Prime Minister
Preceded byTrần Thiện Vàng
Succeeded byNguyễn Trí Độ
Personal details
Born(1893-01-09)9 January 1893
Cần Thơ province, Cochinchina, French Indochina
Died24 May 1970(1970-05-24) (aged 77)
Saigon, South Vietnam
Political partyVietnamese Democratic Socialist Party (since 1948)
SpouseLê Thị Tiểu
Children5 (3 sons; 2 daughters)
Alma materUniversité Ez-Zitouna
Sorbonne University (BS)
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Phan Khắc Sửu (Vietnamese: [faːn˧˧ xak̚˧˦ siw˧˩]; chữ Hán: 9 January 1893 – 24 May 1970) was a South Vietnamese engineer and politician who served as a minister in Bảo Đại's government of the State of Vietnam and as a civilian Chief of State of the Republic of Vietnam from 1964–65 during the rule of the various military juntas.