Trần Quang Vinh
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Trần Quang Vinh | |
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.jpg?lang=en) Vinh in an meeting of pro-Bảo Đại politicians in British Hong Kong in 1947 | |
| Minister of National Defense of State of Vietnam | |
| In office 1 July 1949 – 31 May 1950 | |
| Prime Minister | Bảo Đại |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of National Defense of the PCG) |
| Succeeded by | Phan Huy Quát |
| Minister of National Defense of Provisional Central Government of Vietnam | |
| In office 27 May 1948 – 30 June 1949 | |
| Chief | Nguyễn Văn Xuân |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Himself (as Minister of National Defense of the State of Vietnam) |
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| Born | 8 September 1897 Long Xuyên, French Cochinchina, Indochinese Union |
| Died | 1977 |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Collège Chasseloup-Laubat |
Trần Quang Vinh (1897-1977) was a political and military leader of the Cao Đài sect active at the time of the establishment of the 1945 Empire of Vietnam. He also the first minister of National Defense of State of Vietnam.
Vinh had been commander of the Cao Dai's paramilitaries, but stepped aside in August 1945 because of his associations with the Japanese.[1] In October 1945 he was briefly captured by the Viet Minh but escaped after 4 months.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ David G. Marr Vietnam 1945: The Quest for Power -1995 p458 "The chief of the Cao Dai paramilitary units, Tran Quang Vinh, mindful of his public image as a close friend of the Japanese, agreed to step aside in favor of a colleague who was expected to work constructively within the Viet Minh .."
- ^ Serguei A. Blagov Caodaism: Vietnamese Traditionalism and Its Leap Into Modernity 2001 "On October 9, 1945, the Việt Minh detained Trần Quang Vinh, yet he managed to escape on January 20, 1946. On 17 February 1946 Vinh arrived in Saigon, and he had to hide in Chợ Lớn. However, on May 8 the French arrested him."
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