Nguyễn Văn Thiệu

Nguyễn Văn Thiệu (Northern Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiən˧ˀ˥ vǎn˧ tʰiəw˧ˀ˩ʔ]; Southern Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋwiŋ˧˩˧ vǎŋ˧ tʰiw˨˧]; 5 April 1923 – 29 September 2001) was the president of South Vietnam from 1965 to 1975. He was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), became head of a military junta, and then president after winning a scheduled election. He established rule over South Vietnam until he resigned and left the nation a few days before the fall of Saigon and the ultimate communist victory.