Madame Nhu

(1924-2011)

First lady of South Vietnam

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Trần Lệ Xuân (22 August 1924 – 24 April 2011), more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the de facto First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. She was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor to President Ngô Đình Diệm. As Diệm was a lifelong bachelor and because she and her family lived in Independence Palace together with him, she was considered to be the first lady.

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Born	22 August 1924 Hanoi, French Indochina
Died	24 April 2011 (aged 86) Rome, Italy
Zodiac	Leo
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Ngo Dinh Nhu 1910-1963 · Vietnamese political tactician · m. ???? info edit

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Ngo Dinh Le Thuy info 1st child with Ngo Dinh Nhu · - · Celebrity Baby

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Ngo Dinh Le Thuy info 2nd child with Ngo Dinh Nhu · - · Celebrity Baby

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Tran Van Chuong · Father · 1898-1986 · Vietnamese diplomat; later exilee in the U.S. edit info

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Tran Van Khiem · Brother · South Vietnamese politician edit info

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Ngo Dinh Kha · Father In Law · 1850-1925 · Vietnamese politician edit info

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Dong Khanh · Great-grandfather · 1864-1889 · Emperor of Vietnam edit info

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Ngo Dinh Thuc · Brother In Law · 1897-1984 · Vietnamese Catholic archbishop edit info

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Ngo Dinh Diem · Brother In Law · 1901-1963 · President of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963 edit info

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Ngo Dinh Can · Brother In Law · 1911-1964 · South Vietnamese politician/warlord edit info

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Ngo Dinh Luyen · Brother In Law · 1914-1990 · Vietnamese diplomat edit info

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Nguyen Van Thuan · Nephew · 1928-2002 · Vietnamese Roman Catholic prelate edit info

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