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Admiral Chung Tấn Cang (22 July 1926, Gia Dinh - 24 January 2007, Bakersfield, California) was the commander of the Republic of Vietnam Navy from 1963 to 1965. He took over in 1963 after Captain Ho Tan Quyen, a loyalist of President Ngo Dinh Diem was executed during the November 1963 coup that led to Diem's ouster and execution.[1]
He was part of the "Young Turks" faction during the era of military juntas in South Vietnam from 1963 to 1967.
See also
- 1964 South Vietnamese coup
- December 1964 South Vietnamese coup
- 1965 South Vietnamese coup
References
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Categories:- 1926 births
- 2007 deaths
- People from Ho Chi Minh City
- South Vietnamese military personnel of the Vietnam War
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