Trần Văn Đôn
Trần Văn Đôn | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of South Vietnam | |
| In office 14 April 1975 – 28 April 1975 Serving with Dương Kích Nhưỡng | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Bá Cẩn |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Lưu Viên |
| Succeeded by | Hồ Văn Minh |
| Minister of National Defense | |
| In office 14 April 1975 – 28 April 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Bá Cẩn |
| Preceded by | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Hữu Bầu |
| In office 4 November 1963 – 30 January 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ |
| Preceded by | Ngô Đình Diệm |
| Succeeded by | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Member of the House of Representatives of South Vietnam | |
| In office 31 October 1971 – 14 April 1975 Serving with
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| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Constituency | Quảng Ngãi province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1917 Bordeaux, France |
| Died | 1998 (aged 80–81) Arkansas, U.S. |
| Political party | Independent |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Years of service | 1940–1965 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general |
Trần Văn Đôn (Vietnamese pronunciation: [t͡ɕən˨˩ van˧˧ ʔɗon˧˧]; August 17, 1917 – 1998) was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam, and one of the principal figures in the 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état which overthrew President Ngô Đình Diệm.