Madame Nhu

Film actor

1924 – 2011

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Who was Madame Nhu?

Trần Lệ Xuân, popularly known 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 adviser to President Ngô Đình Diệm. As Diệm was a lifelong bachelor, and because she and her family lived in the president's palace, she was considered to be the first lady.

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Born
Apr 15, 1924
Hanoi
Also known as
  • The Dragon Lady
  • Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu
  • Tran Van Le Xuan
Parents
Siblings
Spouses
Children
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • French Indochina
Education
  • Lycée Albert Sarraut
Died
Apr 24, 2011
Rome

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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