Nguyen Cao Ky

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (8 September 1930–23 July 2011) was a South Vietnamese military leader, politician and Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam in a military junta from 1965 to 1967.

Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam
In office 19 June 1965 – 31 October 1967
Preceded by	Phan Huy Quát
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Văn Lộc
Vice President of the Republic of Vietnam
In office 1967–1971
President	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Succeeded by	Trần Văn Hương
Personal details
Born	(1930-09-08)8 September 1930 Sơn Tây, Tonkin, French Indochina (now Hanoi, Vietnam)
Died	23 July 2011(2011-07-23) (aged 80) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Resting place	Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, California, U.S.
Political party	None (Military)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance	Republic of Vietnam
Branch/service	Republic of Vietnam Air Force
Years of service	1949–1971
Rank	Major General (Thiếu Tướng), Air Force commander
Battles/wars	Vietnam War 1963 South Vietnamese coup September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt February 1965 South Vietnamese coup attempt Buddhist Uprising Battle of Saigon (1968)

Vietnamese name
Vietnamese	Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Hán-Nôm	阮高祺

Other websites

• Speech by General Nguyen Cao Ky
• Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam by General Nguyen Cao Ky
• Book Review "Buddha's Child: My Fight to Save Vietnam" by the Washington Post
• Who's Who in Vietnam in 1967

Military offices
Preceded by Do Khac Mai	Commander Vietnam Air Force 1963 – 1965	Succeeded by Trần Văn Minh
Preceded by Phan Huy Quat	Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam 1965–1967	Succeeded by Nguyen Van Loc
Political offices
Preceded by ––	Vice-President of the Republic of Vietnam 1967–1971	Succeeded by Tran Van Huong