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Adding local short description: "Widow of Nguyễn Khánh", overriding Wikidata description "former first lady of South Vietnam"
 
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{{Short description|Widow of Nguyễn Khánh}}
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| name = Phạm Lê Trần
| image = United States Army photograph of Madame Khanh Saigon, Republic of Vietnam.jpg
| image = United States Army photograph of Madame Khanh Saigon, Republic of Vietnam.jpg
| caption = Photo of Madame Khánh in Saigon
| caption = Madame Khánh in Saigon
| birth_date =
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| birth_place = [[Hanoi]], [[French Indochina]]
| birth_place = [[Hanoi]], [[French Indochina]]
| death_date =
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| death_place =
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| office = [[First Lady]] of [[South Vietnam]]
| spouse = [[Nguyễn Khánh]]
| term_label = In role
| children = 6
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| term = 30 January 1964 – 25 February 1965
| Prime Minister = [[Nguyen Khanh|Nguyễn Khánh]]
| successor = [[Madame Nguyen Cao Ky|Madame Nguyễn Cao Kỳ]]
| spouse = [[Nguyen Khanh|Nguyễn Khánh]]; six children
| religion = [[Buddhist]]}}


'''Nguyên Lê Trần''' (née '''Phạm Lê Trần'''), also known as '''Madame Khánh''', is the widow of [[Nguyen Khanh|Nguyễn Khánh]], former South Vietnamese General and politician, who served as Prime Minister and Chief of State of [[South Vietnam]] from 1964 to 1965. As First Lady of South Vietnam she visited hospitals to give moral support to wounded military and she also accompanied her husband on numerous engagements at state affairs.
'''Nguyễn Lê Trần''' (née '''Phạm'''), also known as '''Madame Khánh''', is the widow of [[Nguyễn Khánh]], a former [[South Vietnam]]ese army general and politician who served as [[Prime Minister]] and [[Chief of State]] of South Vietnam from 1964 to 1965. As the spouse of the Chief of State of South Vietnam, she visited hospitals to give moral support to wounded soldiers and also accompanied her husband on numerous engagements at state affairs.


==Departure from South Vietnam==
==Departure from South Vietnam==
On 25 February 1965, she accompanied her husband on his new assignment as [[Ambassador-at-Large]] and were sent on a world tour, starting with her husband's report at the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City]]. In 1968, when her mother was ill, she requested to return to South Vietnam, but was reportedly denied entry by the South Vietnamese government. {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}
On 25 February 1965, she accompanied her husband on his new assignment as [[Ambassador-at-Large]] and were sent on a world tour, starting with her husband's report at the [[United Nations]] in [[New York City]]. In 1968, when her mother was ill, she requested to return to South Vietnam but was reportedly denied entry by the South Vietnamese government. {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}


==Exile==
==Exile==
Since leaving South Vietnam in February 1965, she has lived in the United States and when her husband completed his report to the United Nations they moved to [[Paris, France]]. In 1977, she moved to the United States with her husband and four of their children. {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}
Since leaving South Vietnam in February 1965, she has lived in the United States and when her husband completed his report to the United Nations they moved to [[Paris]]. In 1977, she moved to the United States with her husband and four of their children. {{Citation needed|date=February 2012}}


In 1991, she accompanied her husband on an official visit to the [[Special Economic Zone]]s of the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>[http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150421163128615.414230.232990168614&type=1]</ref>
In 1991, she accompanied her husband on an official visit to the [[Special Economic Zone]]s of the [[People's Republic of China]].<ref>http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150421163128615.414230.232990168614&type=1 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
She had seven children (six with her late husband); one of whom died in a pool accident in South Vietnam, in 1963.
She had seven children (six with her late husband); one of whom died in a swimming pool accident in South Vietnam, in 1963.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=vQorBRYyu_gC&pg=PA326&lpg=PA326&dq=madame+Khanh+wife&source=bl&ots=TvztgYInOk&sig=b8dq9HyNAnwpVkzI6S6aU2YzfM4&hl=en&sa=X&ei=7yDwTuW5GcXe0QGv8oHYCQ&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=madame%20Khanh%20wife&f=false Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=vQorBRYyu_gC&dq=madame+Khanh+wife&pg=PA326 Our Vietnam: The War 1954-1975]
*[http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150416516313615.413347.232990168614&type=1 Photos of Former First Lady of South Vietnam Madame Khánh]
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| before = [[Madame Nhu]]
| title = [[first lady|First Lady]] of [[South Vietnam]]
| years = 1964–65
| after = [[Madame Nguyen Cao Ky|Madame Nguyễn Cao Kỳ]]
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Latest revision as of 19:45, 28 October 2024

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Trần.
Phạm Lê Trần
Madame Khánh in Saigon
Personal details
BornHanoi, French Indochina
SpouseNguyễn Khánh
Children6

Nguyễn Lê Trần (née Phạm), also known as Madame Khánh, is the widow of Nguyễn Khánh, a former South Vietnamese army general and politician who served as Prime Minister and Chief of State of South Vietnam from 1964 to 1965. As the spouse of the Chief of State of South Vietnam, she visited hospitals to give moral support to wounded soldiers and also accompanied her husband on numerous engagements at state affairs.

Departure from South Vietnam

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On 25 February 1965, she accompanied her husband on his new assignment as Ambassador-at-Large and were sent on a world tour, starting with her husband's report at the United Nations in New York City. In 1968, when her mother was ill, she requested to return to South Vietnam but was reportedly denied entry by the South Vietnamese government. [citation needed]

Exile

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Since leaving South Vietnam in February 1965, she has lived in the United States and when her husband completed his report to the United Nations they moved to Paris. In 1977, she moved to the United States with her husband and four of their children. [citation needed]

In 1991, she accompanied her husband on an official visit to the Special Economic Zones of the People's Republic of China.[1]

Family

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She had seven children (six with her late husband); one of whom died in a swimming pool accident in South Vietnam, in 1963.

References

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  1. ^ http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150421163128615.414230.232990168614&type=1 [user-generated source]
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