This is a list of leaders of South Vietnam, since the establishment of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina in 1946, the establishment of the State of Vietnam in 1949, and the division of Vietnam in 1954 until the fall of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975, and the reunification of Vietnam in 1976.
Legends
Heads of state
State of Vietnam (1949–1955)
Chief of State Under the State of Vietnam, the position of head of state is known as Chief of the State of Vietnam and was held by Bảo Đại and Ngo Dinh Diem. Portrait Name(Born-Died) Term of office Party Took office Left office Time in office 1 Bảo Đại 13 June 1949 26 October 1955 Independent – Ngô Đình Diệm 30 April 1955 26 October 1955 Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party
First Republic of Vietnam (1955–1963)
President
Portrait Name Term of office Time in office Affiliation 1 Ngô Đình Diệm 26 October 1955 2 November 1963 Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party
Vice president Portrait Name Term of office Time in office Affiliation 1 Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ 18 December 1956 2 November 1963 Independent
Military junta (1963–1967) Heads of state During the military junta period, the heads of state of South Vietnam did not always hold real power, the heads of military were de facto leaders of the nation. Sometimes the heads of state and heads of military were held by the same person, for example: Duong Van Minh from 2 November 1963 to 30 January 1964 or Nguyen Khanh from 16 August 1964 to 27 August 1964.
Portrait Name Term of office Affiliation Title 1 Dương Văn Minh 2 November 1963 30 January 1964 Military Chief of State and Chairman of Military Revolutionary Council (until 30 January 1964) 30 January 1964 16 August 1964 Chief of State 2 Nguyễn Khánh 16 August 1964 27 August 1964 Military Chief of State and Chairman of Military Revolutionary Council Provisional Leadership Committee (Minh, Khánh and Khiêm) 27 August 1964 8 September 1964 Military Provisional Leadership Committee 1 Dương Văn Minh 8 September 1964 26 October 1964 Military Chief of State and Chairman of Provisional Leadership Committee 3 Phan Khắc Sửu 26 October 1964 20 December 1964 Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party Chief of State and Chairman of High National Council (until 20 December 1964) 20 December 1964 12 June 1965 Chief of State 4 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu 19 June 1965 31 October 1967 Military Chief of State and Chairman of National Leadership Committee
Heads of military Under the military junta, heads of military held de facto power in governing the nation. Sometimes head of state and head of military were held by the same person.
Name Military organization Term Military title Head of state at that time Dương Văn Minh Revolutionary Military Council 2 November 1963 – 30 January 1964 Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council himself Nguyễn Khánh Revolutionary Military Council 30 January 1964 – 27 August 1964 Chairman of the Revolutionary Military Council Duong Van Minh (30 January 1964 – 16 August 1964) himself (16 August 1964 – 27 August 1964) Dương Văn MinhNguyễn KhánhTrần Thiện Khiêm Provisional Leadership Committee (collective leadership) 27 August 1964 – 24 October 1964 Provisional Leadership Committee itself (27 August 1964 – 8 September 1964) Duong Van Minh (8/9/1964 – 24 October 1964) Short period of civilian government of the Chief of State Phan Khac Suu (24 October 1964 – 20 December 1964) Nguyễn Khánh Military Council 18 December 1964 – 25 February 1965 Chairman of the Military Council Phan Khac Suu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu Military Council 25 February 1965 – 14 June 1965 Chairman of the Military Council Phan Khac Suu Nguyễn Văn Thiệu National Leadership Committee 14 June 1965 – 21 October 1967 Chairman of the National Leadership Committee himself
Second Republic of Vietnam (1967–1975)
Presidents Number Portrait Name Term of office Time in office Affiliation 2 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu 31 October 1967 21 April 1975 National Social Democratic Front 3 Trần Văn Hương 21 April 1975 28 April 1975 National Social Democratic Front 4 Dương Văn Minh 28 April 1975 30 April 1975 Military
Vice presidents Number Portrait Name Term of office Time in office Affiliation 2 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ 31 October 1967 29 October 1971 National Social Democratic Front 3 Trần Văn Hương 31 October 1971 21 April 1975 National Social Democratic Front 4 Nguyễn Văn Huyền 28 April 1975 30 April 1975 Independent
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (1969–1976)
Chairman of the Consultative Council Number Portrait Name Term of office Time in office Affiliation 1 Nguyễn Hữu Thọ 8 June 1969 2 July 1976 National Liberation Front
Heads of government
Portrait Name(Born-Died) Term of office Party Took office Left office Time in office Presidents of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina(1946–1948) 1 Nguyễn Văn Thinh 1 June 1946 10 November 1946 Cochinchinese Democratic Party 2 Lê Văn Hoạch 7 December 1946 8 October 1947 Vietnam National RallyIndependent 3 Nguyễn Văn Xuân 8 October 1947 27 May 1948 Military 4 Trần Văn Hữu 27 May 1948 4 June 1949 Independent Chief of the government of the Provisional Central Government(1948–1949) 3 Nguyễn Văn Xuân 27 May 1948 14 June 1949 Military Prime Ministers of the State of Vietnam(1949–1955) 1 Bảo Đại 14 June 1949 20 January 1950 Independent 2 Nguyễn Phan Long 20 January 1950 7 May 1950 Constitutional Party 3 Trần Văn Hữu 7 May 1950 3 June 1952 Independent 4 Nguyễn Văn Tâm 25 June 1952 17 December 1953 Nationalist Party 5 Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc 17 December 1953 16 June 1954 Independent 6 Ngô Đình Diệm 26 June 1954 26 October 1955 Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party Prime Ministers of the Republic of Vietnam(1955–1975) Abolished 1 Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ 4 November 1963 30 January 1964 Independent 2 Nguyễn Khánh 8 February 1964 29 August 1964 Military Nguyễn Xuân Oánh 29 August 1964 3 September 1964 Independent (2) Nguyễn Khánh 3 September 1964 26 October 1964 Military Phan Khắc Sửu 26 October 1964 3 November 1964 Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party 3 Trần Văn Hương 4 November 1964 27 January 1965 Independent Nguyễn Xuân Oánh 28 January 1965 15 February 1965 Independent 4 Phan Huy Quát 16 February 1965 12 June 1965 Nationalist Party 5 Nguyễn Cao Kỳ 19 June 1965 28 October 1967 Military 6 Nguyễn Văn Lộc 31 October 1967 18 May 1968 Independent 7 Trần Văn Hương 25 May 1968 22 August 1969 National Social Democratic Front 8 Trần Thiện Khiêm 23 August 1969 4 April 1975 National Social Democratic Front 9 Nguyễn Bá Cẩn 4 April 1975 28 April 1975 National Social Democratic Front 10 Vũ Văn Mẫu 28 April 1975 30 April 1975 Forces for National ReconciliationChairman of government Provisional Revolutionary Governmentof the Republic of South Vietnam(1969–1976) 1 Huỳnh Tấn Phát6 June 19692 July 1976National Liberation Front
Symbols Standards
Document seals
Podium seals
See also List of presidents of Vietnam List of heads of state of Vietnam List of prime ministers of Vietnam List of heads of government of Vietnam List of leaders of North Vietnam
References
External links Rulers – Vietnam World Statesmen – South Vietnam