Dương Văn Minh
Videos
Dương Văn Minh, popularly known as Big Minh, was a South Vietnamese politician and a senior general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and a politician during the presidency of Ngô Đình Diệm. In 1
Minh in 1964
President Ngô Đình Diệm congratulating Minh
The corpse of Diệm after his assassination on 2 November 1963
Thiệu (pictured) and Minh blamed one another for the assassinations.
Fall of Saigon
Videos
Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, was captured by North Vietnam on 30 April 1975. This caused the evacuation of thousands of civilians and U.S. personnel, and ended the Vietnam War. The aftermath
Dương Văn Minh
…three months before being toppled by Nguyễn Khánh, but assumed power again as the fourth and last President of South Vietnam in April 1975, two days before surrendering to North Vietnamese forces. He earned his nickname "Big Minh", because he was approximately 1.83 m (6 ft) tall and weighed 90 kg (198 lb). Born in Tiền…
Situation of South Vietnam before the capture of Saigon (lower right) on 30 April 1975
A U.S. Marine holding an M16A1 provides security as American helicopters land at the DAO compound
South Vietnamese refugees arrive on a U.S. Navy vessel during Operation Frequent Wind
The photo by Françoise Demulder showed the two tanks at the gates while tank 390 technically entered first and Lieutenant Bùi Quang Thận was running with the VC flag in his hand