Trương Vĩnh Lễ
President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Vietnam from 1959 to 1963 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Trương Vĩnh Lễ (13 May 1914 – 23 October 2011) was a South Vietnamese politician who served as the second President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Vietnam during the First Republic from 1959 until the 1963 coup which lead to the overthrow and assassination of South Vietnam's President Ngô Đình Diệm. After Diệm's overthrow, he had his assets frozen by the new government of General Dương Văn Minh.[2]
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trương, but is often simplified to Truong in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Lễ.
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Trương Vĩnh Lễ | |
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2nd President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Vietnam | |
In office 1959 – 2 November 1963 | |
Preceded by | Trần Văn Lắm |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Vietnam | |
In office 11 December 1956 – 2 November 1963 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Constituency | Gia Định province District 3 |
Personal details | |
Born | (1914-05-13)13 May 1914 Sóc Trăng, Cochinchina, French Indochina |
Died | 23 October 2011(2011-10-23) (aged 97) Paris, France |
Political party | Independent (since 1963) |
Other political affiliations | Cần Lao (until 1963) |
Children | 7[1] |
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