Phạm Xuân Chiểu
Phạm Xuân Chiểu | |
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Portrait of Chiểu at United States Army Command and General Staff College in 1961 | |
| South Vietnamese Ambassador to South Korea | |
| In office 19 May 1969 – 17 May 1975 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Đỗ Cao Trí Đặng Ngọc Diêu (as Chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Mission terminated |
| South Vietnamese Ambassador to the Republic of China | |
| In office 26 August 1964 – 19 April 1965 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Nguyễn Công Viên (as Chargé d'affaires) |
| Succeeded by | Trần Thiện Khiêm |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1920 |
| Died | August 7, 2018 (aged 97) Rockville, Maryland, U.S. |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Lệ Hà |
| Children | 8 |
| Education | Lycée du Protectorat |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | France State of Vietnam South Vietnam |
| Branch/service | French Army Vietnamese National Army Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
| Years of service | 1946–1965 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General (Trung Tướng) |
| Battles/wars | |
Phạm Xuân Chiểu (November 20, 1920 – August 7, 2018) was a Lieutenant general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He came from the Martial Arts School established by the Army of Vietnam Nationalist Party in the Northwestern region of North Vietnam, training Vietnamese people in parties to serve the resistance forces. Some later joined the French Union Army. During his time in the army, he was always assigned to take on positions related to consulting, so the consulting field can be considered as his specialty. He was also one of the few officers promoted to the rank of general during the First Republic period (Major General in early 1957). This proves that he himself was favored by President Ngô Đình Diệm. However in the 1963 coup, he was a member of the leading group of generals.