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Born | Thắng Nhì, Vũng Tàu, French Indochina | May 17, 1904
Died | October 20, 1964 Saigon, Republic of Vietnam | (aged 60)
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Years of service | 1922–1964 |
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Children | 3 (plus one adopted daughter) |
Army General Lê Văn Tỵ (17 May 1904 – 20 October 1964) [1] was the first chief of staff of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He replaced Nguyễn Văn Hinh as Chief of the Joint General Staff. [2] He was previously a general in the Vietnamese National Army of the State of Vietnam, which became the Republic of Vietnam in 1955 after Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm deposed Emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum.
During the First Indochina War, he was appointed brigadier general in the Vietnamese National Army. [3]
Tỵ's deteriorating health forced him to retire in 1964. He succumbed to cancer in 1964. He was a recipient of the National Order of Vietnam.
He is also the only General of the Republic of Vietnam to be promoted to the 5-star rank of Army General.
Lê Văn Tỵ | |
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Born | Thắng Nhì, Vũng Tàu, French Indochina | May 17, 1904
Died | October 20, 1964 Saigon, Republic of Vietnam | (aged 60)
Allegiance | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Service/ | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Years of service | 1922–1964 |
Rank |
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Children | 3 (plus one adopted daughter) |
Army General Lê Văn Tỵ (17 May 1904 – 20 October 1964) [1] was the first chief of staff of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He replaced Nguyễn Văn Hinh as Chief of the Joint General Staff. [2] He was previously a general in the Vietnamese National Army of the State of Vietnam, which became the Republic of Vietnam in 1955 after Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm deposed Emperor Bảo Đại in a fraudulent referendum.
During the First Indochina War, he was appointed brigadier general in the Vietnamese National Army. [3]
Tỵ's deteriorating health forced him to retire in 1964. He succumbed to cancer in 1964. He was a recipient of the National Order of Vietnam.
He is also the only General of the Republic of Vietnam to be promoted to the 5-star rank of Army General.