Duong Van Minh — Vietnamese Politician born on February 16, 1916, died on August 05, 2001
Dương Văn Minh, popularly known as Big Minh, was a Vietnamese senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and a politician during the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm. In 1963, he was became President of South Vietnam after leading a coup in which Diệm was assassinated. Minh lasted only three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again in April 1975, two days before surrendering to communist forces... (wikipedia)