Phan Khac Suu

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This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Phan. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Suu.

Phan Khắc Sửu (b. 1893 - d. 1970) was President of South Vietnam from 1964–1965.

[edit] Biography

He was an octogenarian, a trained agricultural engineer and was a member of the Cao Dai sect.

He was a member of Emperor Bao Dai's political cabinet.

Under President Ngo Dinh Diem's reign, he was briefly jailed for mild dissidence but then released.

Preceded by Nguyen Khanh

President of South Vietnam 1964 – 1965

Succeeded by Nguyen Van Thieu