Editing Nguyễn Khánh (section)

{{short description|South Vietnamese military supreme ruler (1927–2013)}}
{{family name hatnote|Nguyễn|Khánh|Nguyen|lang=Vietnamese}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Nguyễn Khánh
| image               = Nguyễn Khánh 1964.jpg
| caption             = Khánh in 1964
| order               = 2nd
| office              = Prime Minister of South Vietnam
| deputy              = {{unbulleted list|[[Đỗ Mậu]]|[[Nguyễn Tôn Hoàn]]|[[Nguyễn Xuân Oánh]]}}
| 1blankname          = Chairman of the Military Revolutionary Council
| 1namedata           = [[Dương Văn Minh]]
| term_start          = 3 September 1964
| term_end            = 26 October 1964
| predecessor         = [[Nguyễn Xuân Oánh]] (acting)
| successor           = [[Trần Văn Hương]]
| deputy1             = {{unbulleted list|[[Đỗ Mậu]]|[[Nguyễn Tôn Hoàn]]|[[Nguyễn Xuân Oánh]]}}
| 1blankname1         = Chairman of the Military Revolutionary Council
| 1namedata1          = {{unbulleted list|[[Dương Văn Minh]]|Himself}}
| term_start1         = 8 February 1964
| term_end1           = 29 August 1964
| predecessor1        = [[Nguyễn Ngọc Thơ]]
| successor1          = [[Nguyễn Xuân Oánh]] (acting)
| office2             = 2nd [[Leaders of South Vietnam#Presidents|Chairman of the Military Revolutionary Council]]
| primeminister2      = Himself
| term_start2         = 16 August 1964
| term_end2           = 29 August 1964
| predecessor2        = [[Dương Văn Minh]]
| successor2          = [[Dương Văn Minh]]
| primeminister3      = ''Vacant''
| term_start3         = 30 January 1964
| term_end3           = 8 February 1964
| predecessor3        = [[Dương Văn Minh]]
| successor3          = [[Dương Văn Minh]]
| office4             = Chairman of the [[Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces|Military Council]]<br/>{{small|(2nd [[Commander-in-chief]])}}
| term_start4        = 8 October 1964
| term_end4           = 21 
February 1965
| 1blankname4         = Chief of State
| 1namedata4          = [[Dương Văn Minh]]<br>[[Phan Khắc Sửu]]<br/>{{small|(''[[De jure]]'')}}
| predecessor4        = [[Trần Thiện Khiêm]]
| successor4          = [[Trần Văn Minh (diplomat)|Trần Văn Minh]]
| office5             = 2nd President of the [[Government of Free&nbsp;Vietnam]]
| term_start5         = 2005
| term_end5           = 2013
| predecessor5        = [[Nguyễn Hữu Chánh]]
| successor5          = ''Position abolished''
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1927|11|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place         = [[Trà Vinh]], [[Cochinchina]], [[French Indochina]] {{awrap|(now Trà Vinh, Vietnam)}}
| death_date          = {{death date and age|2013|01|11|1927|11|08|df=yes}}
| death_place         = [[San Jose, California]], US
| death_cause         = <!-- should only be included when the cause of death has significance for the subject's notability -->
| nationality         = [[South Vietnam]]ese
| alma_mater          = <!-- French school -->
| spouse              = [[Madame Khánh]]
| children            = 6; 1 stepdaughter
| relatives           = [[Nguyễn Lưu Viên]] (uncle)
| party               = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (since 1965)
| otherparty          = [[Republic of Vietnam Military Forces|Military]] (until 1965)
| signature           = Signature of Nguyễn Khánh.png
| module              = {{Infobox military person |embed = yes
| allegiance           = {{unbulleted list|[[State of Vietnam]]|[[Republic of Vietnam]]}}
| rank                 = [[General officer|General]] (Đại tướng)
| nickname             =
| branch               =
| serviceyears         = 1950–1965
| commands             = {{unbulleted list| 11th Mobile Group (1953–1954) | Vietnam Air Force (1955) | 1st Infantry Division (1956–1957) | II Corps (1962–1963) | I Corps (1963–1964)}}
| battles              = {{unbulleted list| [[First Indochina War]] | [[Vietnam War]]}}
| laterwork            = {{unbulleted list| Prime Minister (1964) | [[Head of state]] (1964) | [[Ambassador-at-large]] (1965–1975)}}
}}
}}

'''Nguyễn Khánh''' ({{IPA|vi|ŋwiəŋ˨˩˦ kʰan˦˥|lang}}}; 8 November 1927{{spnd}}11 January 2013) was a South Vietnamese military [[dictator]] and [[Army of the Republic of Vietnam]] general who served in various capacities as [[head of state]] and [[Prime Minister of South Vietnam|prime minister of South Vietnam]] while at the head of a military junta from January 1964 until February 1965. He was involved in or against many coup attempts, failed and successful, from 1960 until his defeat and exile from South Vietnam in 1965. Khánh lived out his later years with his family in exile in the United States. He died in 2013 in [[San Jose, California]], at age 85.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/vietnamese/vietnam/2013/01/130115_general_nguyen_khanh_obit.shtml |title=Đại tướng VNCH Nguyễn Khánh qua đời |trans-title=General Nguyen Khanh passed away |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |language=vi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vietvungvinh.com/2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2641:dai-tuong-nguyen-khanh-qua-doi-tai-san-jose&catid=55:vietnam-hai-ngoai&Itemid=76/|title=Former General Nguyen Khanh died in San Jose, at the age of 86|work=VietVungVinh|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412032012/http://www.vietvungvinh.com/2013/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2641:dai-tuong-nguyen-khanh-qua-doi-tai-san-jose&catid=55:vietnam-hai-ngoai&Itemid=76/|archive-date=12 April 2013}}</ref>