Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu

Madame Nhu (born 1924 in Hanoi, Vietnam), also known as Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu and born Tran Le XuanChu Nom: ???, was First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963.

Life in Exile

The Military Government of General Duong Van Minh confiscated all of her family's property in Saigon and she was not allowed to return to South Vietnam. She went to Rome briefly before moving permanently to France with her children.

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Duong Van Minh - Saigon - Rome - France

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In 1964, she attempted to get a visa to re-enter South Vietnam on security grounds from the United States Department of State, but it was denied.

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1964 - South Vietnam - United States Department of State

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In the late 1960s, her daughter Le Thuy was killed in an automobile crash in Paris. On October 16, 1971, Madame Nhu was robbed of more than $132,000 worth of jewelry in Rome; the money from which to purchase those jewelry could only come from stealing and which was reported by the New York Times.

Related Topics:
1960 - Paris - October 16 - 1971 - New York Times

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On November 2, 1986, Madame Nhu charged the United States for hounding her family with the arrest of her younger brother Tran Van Khiem in the strangling deaths of her parents Tran Van Chuong and Nam Tran Chuong, when they charged him in the killing of her parents in their Washington D.C. home.

Related Topics:
November 2 - 1986 - Tran Van Chuong - Washington D.C.

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In the 1990s, she was reportedly living on the French Riviera and charging the press for interviews, and has been listed in biographical publications as recent as 2001.

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1990 - 2001

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