Nguyễn Văn Hiếu, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nguyễn Văn Hiếu

South Vietnamese army general

Date of Birth: 23-Jun-1929

Place of Birth: Tianjin, China

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1975

Profession: politician

Nationality: Vietnam

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Major General Nguy?n Van Hi?u (23 June 1929, Tientsin, China – 8 April 1975, Biên Hòa, Vietnam) was a general in the South Vietnamese Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
As a child he lived in Shanghai.
He later emigrated with his ethnic Vietnamese parents to Saigon when the Chinese Communist Party took over China in 1949.
He attended Aurore University in Shanghai, China.
In 1950, he attended the Vietnamese Military Academy, graduating second in his class in 1951.
In 1963, he graduated from Command and General Staff College, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. His assignments included G3/Joint General Staff, G3/1st Corps, Chief of Staff of 1st Division, Chief of Staff of I Corps, Chief of Staff of II Corps, Commander of 22nd Division, Chief of Staff of II Corps, Commander of 5th Division, Deputy Commander of I Corps, Minister of Anti-Corruption under Vice-President Tr?n Van Huong, Deputy Commander of III Corps, Commander of Forward HQ III Corps, and MG Deputy Commander of III Corps.
He was found dead on 8 April 1975 at III Corps Headquarters, Biên Hòa, and theories that he had been assassinated emerged.
Two days later, he was posthumously promoted to lieutenant general.