Bảo Đại, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bảo Đại

Vietnamese emperor

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1913

Place of Birth: Huế, Thừa Thiên-Huế, Vietnam

Date of Death: 30-Jul-1997

Profession: statesperson

Zodiac Sign: Libra

In the Vietnamese name below, Nguy?n is the surname. B?o Ð?i (Vietnamese: [?a??w ?â?j?], Hán t?: ??, lit.
"keeper of greatness", 22 October 1913 – 30 July 1997), born Nguy?n Phúc Vinh Th?y, was the 13th and final Emperor of the Nguy?n dynasty, the last ruling family of Vietnam.
From 1926 to 1945, he was Emperor of Annam.
During this period, Annam was a protectorate within French Indochina, covering the central two-thirds of the present-day Vietnam.
B?o Ð?i ascended the throne in 1932.The Japanese ousted the Vichy-French administration in March 1945 and then ruled through B?o Ð?i.
At this time, he renamed his country "Vietnam".
He abdicated in August 1945 when Japan surrendered.
From 1949 until 1955, B?o Ð?i was the chief of state of the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam).
B?o Ð?i was criticized for being too closely associated with France and spending much of his time outside Vietnam.
Prime Minister Ngô Ðình Di?m eventually ousted him in a fraudulent referendum vote in 1955.