Editing Nguyễn Khánh (section)

==Early life and education==
Khánh was born in [[Trà Vinh]] in the [[Mekong Delta]] region in the far south of Vietnam (then under jurisdiction of the [[French Cochinchina]]). His mother was a property manager in the [[Central Highlands (Vietnam)|Central Highlands]] resort town of [[Da Lat|Đà Lạt]], and lived away from the family home in the deep south. Khánh's father was a wealthy landlord who lived in the Mekong Delta with a mistress, the popular [[cải lương]] performer [[:vi:Phùng Há|Phùng Há]].<ref name=s228>Shaplen, p. 228.</ref> Khánh was brought up by his ''de facto'' stepmother. Trà Vinh is a border town near [[Cambodia]] and the family moved between both countries. Khánh began his education in Cambodia and when he grew up, he moved to [[Saigon]] to study at an elite French school, boarding with wealthy relatives.<ref name=s228/>