Dương Văn Minh
Dương Văn Minh (; 16 February 19166 August 2001), popularly known as Big Minh, was a South Vietnamese politician and a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) and a politician during the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm. In 1963, he became chief of a military junta after leading a coup in which Diệm was assassinated. Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again as the fourth and last President of South Vietnam in April 1975, two days before surrendering to North Vietnamese forces. He earned his nickname "Big Minh", because he was approximately 1.83 m (6 ft) tall and weighed 90 kg (198 lb).Born in Tiền Giang province in the Mekong Delta region of southern Vietnam, Minh joined the French Army at the start of World War II, and was captured and tortured by the Imperial Japanese, who invaded and seized French Indochina. After his release, he joined the French-backed Vietnamese National Army (VNA) and was imprisoned by the communist-dominated Viet Minh before breaking out. In 1955, when Vietnam was partitioned and the State of Vietnam controlled the southern half under Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm, Minh led the VNA in decisively defeating the Bình Xuyên paramilitary crime syndicate in street combat and dismantling the Hòa Hảo religious tradition's private army. This made him popular with the people and Diệm, but the latter later put him in a powerless position, regarding him as a threat.
In 1963, the authoritarian Diệm became increasingly unpopular due to the Buddhist crisis and the ARVN generals decided to launch a coup, which Minh eventually led. Diệm was assassinated on 2 November 1963 shortly after being deposed. Minh was accused of ordering an aide, Nguyễn Văn Nhung, to kill Diệm. Minh then led a junta for three months, but he was an unsuccessful leader and was heavily criticized for being lethargic and uninterested. During his three months of rule, many civilian problems intensified and the communist Viet Cong made significant gains. Angered at not receiving his desired post, General Nguyễn Khánh led a group of similarly motivated officers in a January 1964 coup. Khánh allowed Minh to stay on as a token head of state in order to capitalize on Minh's public standing, but retained real power. After a power struggle, Khanh had Minh exiled. Minh stayed away before deciding to return and challenge General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu in the presidential election of 1971. When it became obvious that Thieu would rig the poll, Minh withdrew and did not return until 1972, keeping a low profile.
Minh then advocated a "third force", maintaining that Vietnam could be reunified without a military victory to a hardline communist or anti-communist government. However, this was not something that Thiệu agreed with. In April 1975, as South Vietnam was on the verge of being overrun, Thieu resigned. A week later, Minh was forcibly chosen by the legislature and became president on 28 April. Saigon fell two days later on 30 April, and Minh ordered a surrender to prevent bloody urban street fighting. Minh was spared the lengthy incarceration meted out to South Vietnamese military personnel and civil servants, and lived quietly until being allowed to emigrate to France in 1983. He later moved to California, where he died. Provided by Wikipedia
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Load Balancing for Integrated Access and Backhaul in mmWave Small Cells by Quang-Huy Tran, Tho-Minh Duong, Sungoh Kwon
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HIỆU QUẢ CỦA PHÂN HỮU CƠ TỪ MỤN DỪA TRÊN NĂNG SUẤT BẮP TRỒNG TRÊN ĐẤT NGHÈO DINH DƯỠNG by Võ Hoài Chân, Võ Thị Gương, Minh Dương
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HIỆU QUẢ CỦA PHÂN HỮU CƠ TỪ MỤN DỪA TRÊN NĂNG SUẤT BẮP TRỒNG TRÊN ĐẤT NGHÈO DINH DƯỠNG by Võ Hoài Chân, Võ Thị Gương, Minh Dương
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Cải tiến phương pháp phân tích thứ bậc sử dụng thuyết Dempster-Shafer by Phạm Minh Đương, Trương Quốc Định, Nguyễn Văn Hiệu
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MỘT SỐ SẢN PHẨM NGHIÊN CỨU TỪ NẤM TRICHODERMA CÓ TRIỂN VỌNG CỦA ĐẠI HỌC CẦN THƠ by Minh Dương, Lê Phước Thạnh, Đào Thị Hồng Xuyến
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles for Osteoarthritis Treatment: Extracellular Matrix Protection, Chondrocyte and Osteocyte Physiology, Pain and Inflammation Mana... by Thu Huyen Nguyen, Chau Minh Duong, Xuan-Hung Nguyen, Uyen Thi Trang Than
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An Adaptive Sliding Mode Controller for a PAM-based Actuator by Quy-Thinh Dao, Vuong Van Dinh, Chien Tuan Vu, Thuyet Quang Pham, Duc Minh Duong
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Cytokine-primed umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells enhanced therapeutic effects of extracellular vesicles on osteoarthritic chondrocytes by Thu Huyen Nguyen, Huy Hoang Dao, Huy Hoang Dao, Chau Minh Duong, Chau Minh Duong, Xuan-Hung Nguyen, Xuan-Hung Nguyen, Diem Huong Hoang, Xuan-Hai Do, Trung Quang Truong, Tu Dac Nguyen, Liem Thanh Nguyen, Liem Thanh Nguyen, Uyen Thi Trang Than
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