Trần Văn Hương

President of the Republic of Vietnam

1 December 1903 Long Châu commune, Châu Thành district, Vĩnh Long Province, French Cochinchina

27 January 1982 (aged 79) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

21 April 1975 – 28 April 1975

South Vietnamese politician; president of South Vietnam during its downfall (1975) In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Trần, but is often simplified to Tran in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Hương. Trần Văn Hương (1 December 1903 – 27 January 1982) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the penultimate president of South Vietnam for a week in April 1975 prior to its surrender to the communist forces of North Vietnam. Prior to that, he was prime minister for three months from November 1964 to January 1965 under the supervision of a military junta led by General Nguyen Khanh; during this time, there was widespread civil unrest from the Buddhist majority and power struggles with the military.