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'''Nguyễn Lê Trần''' (née '''Phạm'''), also known as '''Madame Khánh''', is the widow of [[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]], 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. |
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Pham Le Tran | |
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 Photo of Madame Khánh in Saigon | |
| First Lady of South Vietnam | |
| In role 30 January 1964 – 8 February 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Madame Nhu |
| Succeeded by | Madame Nguyễn Cao Kỳ |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hanoi, French Indochina |
| Spouse(s) | Nguyễn Khánh; six children |
Nguyễn Lê Trần (née Phạm), also known as Madame Khánh, is the widow of 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.
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]
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. 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
She had seven children (six with her late husband); one of whom died in a swimming pool accident in South Vietnam, in 1963.
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