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2 unusual facts about Nguyễn Văn Chuân


Nguyễn Văn Chuân

During his tenure as I Corps Commander, the Buddhist Uprising started in the region because his predecessor Nguyễn Chánh Thi was very popular and was dismissed by military rival Nguyễn Cao Kỳ.

He served as the commander of I Corps, which oversaw the northernmost part of the country, from 14 March 1966 until 9 April of the same year, when he was replaced by Lieutenant General Tôn Thất Đính.



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