Trần Văn Đôn

Trần Văn Đôn
Deputy Prime Minister of South Vietnam
In office
14 April 1975 – 28 April 1975
Serving with Dương Kích Nhưỡng
Prime MinisterNguyễn Bá Cẩn
Preceded byNguyễn Lưu Viên
Succeeded byHồ Văn Minh
Minister of National Defense
In office
14 April 1975 – 28 April 1975
Prime MinisterNguyễn Bá Cẩn
Preceded byTrần Thiện Khiêm
Succeeded byNguyễn Hữu Bầu
In office
4 November 1963 – 30 January 1964
Prime MinisterNguyễn Ngọc Thơ
Preceded byNgô Đình Diệm
Succeeded byTrần Thiện Khiêm
Member of the House of Representatives of South Vietnam
In office
31 October 1971 – 14 April 1975
Serving with
  • Dinh Văn Rơi
  • Hồ Ngọc Cẩn
  • Mai Ngọc Được
  • Nguyễn Văn Hàm
  • Tạ Thành Hội
Preceded by
  • Phạm Tân Nhơ
  • Trần Văn Phiên
  • Nguyễn Biên
  • Nguyễn An
Succeeded byPosition abolished
ConstituencyQuảng Ngãi province
Personal details
Born(1917-08-17)17 August 1917
Died1998 (aged 80–81)
Arkansas, U.S.
PartyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
Children3
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Years of service1940–1965
RankLieutenant general
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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.