Vietnam: Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (Nguyen Cao Ky, 1930-2011), 1965. Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam, 1965-1967, Vice-President of the Republic of Vietnam, 1967-1971

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (8 September 1930 – 23 July 2011) served as the chief of the Vietnam Air Force in the 1960s, before leading the nation as the prime minister of South Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 67.

Then, until his retirement from politics in 1971, he served as vice president to bitter rival General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, in a nominally civilian administration.

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