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Vietnamese admiral From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rear Admiral Lâm Ngươn Tánh (18 October 1928, in Sadec, Cochinchina – 11 February 2018) was the last Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Vietnam Navy during the Vietnam War.
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![]() Lâm Ngươn Tánh (third from the left) in 1952 | |
Born | October 18, 1928 Sadec, Cochinchina |
Died | February 11, 2018 |
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Battles/wars | Battle of Hoàng Sa |
Awards | National Order of Vietnam |
In 1974, he took part in the Battle of Hoang Sa between China and South Vietnam.[1]
Lâm Ngươn Tánh gained asylum in the United States after the Fall of Saigon in April 1975 and worked as a naval architect at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Virginia. A devout Anti-Communist, he continued to work with Vietnamese exile groups.
In April 1975, Lam and his wife left Vietnam after the Fall of Saigon. They eventually settled in King George, Virginia. Lam served the U.S. Defense Department (Department of Navy) for more than 20 years as a naval architect at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Dahlgren, Virginia.
From 1981 to 1985, he was Secretary General of the Republic of Vietnam Veterans Association. From 1989 to 1991, he founded the Vietnamese Navy General Association and was the first-term Chairman. Since 1997, he has served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs of an exiled anti-communist organization The Government of Free Vietnam. In 2000, he became the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of National Defense. In August 1997, he founded the Free Vietnam Coalition Party and serves on the Member Central Leadership Council. He is the founder of Vietnamese Navy General Association and First Term Chairman.[2] In 2005, he was elected as Prime Minister of The Government of Free Vietnam.
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