Leaders of South Vietnam

The Office of the President of Republic of Vietnam in Independence Palace, Saigon, South Vietnam.

This is a list of leaders of South Vietnam, since the establishment of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina in 1946 until the fall of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975, and the reunification of Vietnam in 1976.

Color keys

Colour key (for political parties)
Cochinchinese Democratic Party   Military   Independent   Constitutional Party   Kuomintang   Nationalist Party   Cần Lao Party   National Social Democratic Front   Democratic Party   Forces for National Reconciliation   National Liberation Front (Việt Cộng)

Heads of state

No. [note 1]		Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Affiliation
Chiefs of the State of Vietnam (1949–1955)
1	1		Bảo Đại (1913–1997)	13 June 1949	30 April 1955	Independent
—	—		Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963)	30 April 1955	26 October 1955	Cần Lao Party
Presidents of the Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975)
1	2		Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963)	26 October 1955	2 November 1963	Cần Lao Party
2	3	—	Dương Văn Minh (1916–2001)	2 November 1963	30 January 1964	Military (Army)
3	4		Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013)	30 January 1964	8 February 1964	Military (Army)
2	3	—	Dương Văn Minh (1916–2001)	8 February 1964	16 August 1964	Military (Army)
3	4		Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013)	16 August 1964	27 August 1964	Military (Army)
—	—		Provisional Leadership Committee	27 August 1964	8 September 1964	Military (Army)
2	3	—	Dương Văn Minh (1916–2001)	8 September 1964	26 October 1964	Military (Army)
—	—	—	Phan Khắc Sửu (1893–1970)	26 October 1964	14 June 1965	Independent
4	5		Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (1923–2001)	14 June 1965	25 May 1969	Military (Army)
4	5			25 May 1969	21 April 1975	National Social Democratic Front
5	6	—	Trần Văn Hương (1902–1982)	21 April 1975	28 April 1975	Independent
2	3	—	Dương Văn Minh (1916–2001)	28 April 1975	30 April 1975	Military (Army)
Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government (1975–1976)
1	7		Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910–1996)	30 April 1975	2 July 1976	National Liberation Front

Heads of government

No. [note 2]		Picture	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Affiliation
Prime Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (1946–1948)
1	1	—	Nguyễn Văn Thinh (1888–1946)	1 June 1946	10 November 1946	Cochinchinese Democratic Party
2	2	—	Lê Văn Hoạch (1896–1978)	29 November 1946	29 September 1947	Independent
3	3	—	Nguyễn Văn Xuân (1892–1989)	8 October 1947	27 May 1948	Military
Prime Ministers of the Provisional Central Government (1948–1949)
3	3	—	Nguyễn Văn Xuân (1892–1989)	27 May 1948	14 June 1949	Military
Prime Ministers of the State of Vietnam (1949–1955)
1	6		Bảo Đại (1913–1997)	14 June 1949	21 January 1950	Independent
2	7	—	Nguyễn Phan Long (1889–1960)	21 January 1950	26 April 1950	Constitutional Party
3	8	—	Trần Văn Hữu (1896–1984)	27 April 1950	6 June 1952	Independent
4	9		Nguyễn Văn Tâm (1893–1990)	6 June 1952	17 December 1953	Kuomintang
5	10	—	Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc (1914–1990)	12 January 1954	16 June 1954	Independent
—	—		Phan Huy Quát (1908–1979)	12 January 1954	16 June 1954	Nationalist Party
6	11		Ngô Đình Diệm (1901–1963)	26 June 1954	26 October 1955	Cần Lao Party
Prime Ministers of the Republic of Vietnam (1955–1975)
1	12	—	Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ (1908–1976)	4 November 1963	30 January 1964	Independent
2	13		Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013)	8 February 1964	29 August 1964	Military (Army)
—	—	—	Nguyễn Xuân Oánh (1921–2003)	29 August 1964	3 September 1964	Independent
2	13		Nguyễn Khánh (1927–2013)	3 September 1964	4 November 1964	Military (Army)
3	14	—	Trần Văn Hương (1903–1982)	4 November 1964	28 January 1965	Military (Army)
—	—	—	Nguyễn Xuân Oánh (1921–2003)	28 January 1965	15 February 1965	Independent
4	15		Phan Huy Quát (1908–1979)	16 February 1965	8 June 1965	Nationalist Party
5	16		Nguyễn Cao Kỳ (1930–2011)	19 June 1965	31 October 1967	Military (Air Force)
6	17	—	Nguyễn Văn Lộc (1922–)	31 October 1967	17 May 1968	Military (Army)
3	14	—	Trần Văn Hương (1903–1982)	28 May 1968	25 May 1969	Military (Army)
3	14			25 May 1969	1 September 1969	National Social Democratic Front
7	18	—	Trần Thiện Khiêm (1925–)	1 September 1969	4 April 1975	National Social Democratic Front
8	19		Nguyễn Bá Cẩn (1930–2009)	4 April 1975	24 April 1975	Democratic Party
9	20	—	Vũ Văn Mẫu (1914–1998)	28 April 1975	30 April 1975	Forces for National Reconciliation
Chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Government (1975–1976)
1	21	—	Huỳnh Tấn Phát (1913–1989)	30 April 1975	2 July 1976	National Liberation Front

Standards

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  Personal Standard of Bảo Đại, Chief of State of the State of Vietnam 1949–1955.

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  Presidential Standard of South Vietnam 1955–1963.

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  Flag of the President of South Vietnam as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.

See also

• List of Presidents of Vietnam
• List of Prime Ministers of Vietnam

Notes

1. These numbers are not official. The "—" denotes acting head of state.
2. These numbers are not official. The "—" denotes acting head of government.

External links

• Rulers - Vietnam
• World Statesmen - South Vietnam