Lê Văn Kim
Lê Văn Kim | |
|---|---|
| Chief of the Joint General Staff | |
| In office 5 January 1964 – 30 January 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Trần Văn Đôn |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Khánh |
| Secretary-General of the Military Revolutionary Council | |
| In office 2 November 1963 – 30 January 1964 | |
| Chairman | Dương Văn Minh |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Huỳnh Văn Cao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1918 Bình Định, French Indochina |
| Died | 28 March 1987 (aged 69) Paris, France |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Military |
| Children | Lê Văn Phúc Lê Văn Minh |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Trần Văn Đôn (brother-in-law) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | South Vietnam |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1940–1965 |
| Rank | Lieutenant general (Trung Tướng) |
| Battles/wars | 1963 South Vietnamese coup |
Lieutenant General Lê Văn Kim (1918 – 28 March 1987) was a general of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. He, his brother-in-law General Trần Văn Đôn, and General Dương Văn Minh, organised the 1963 South Vietnamese coup which toppled President Ngô Đình Diệm and ended in the assassinations of Diệm and his brother, Ngô Đình Nhu.