He married Thân Thị Nam Trân (died 24 July 1986), who was a member of the extended Vietnamese royal family. Her father was Thân Trọng Huề, who became Vietnam's minister for national education, and her mother was a daughter of Emperor Đồng Khánh. They had a son and three daughters, including Lệ Xuân, who became the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, the brother of South Vietnam's first President, Ngô Đình Diệm.
Chương's family alliances enabled him to rise from being a member of a small law practice in the Cochin-Chinese (South Vietnamese) town of Bạc Liêu in the 1920s to become Vietnam's first Foreign Secretary under his wife's cousin Emperor Bảo Đại, while Japan occupied Vietnam during World War II.His wife Madame Chuong was accused by the French secret police (French Sûreté) of sleeping with Japanese diplomats so her husband was hired by them.[3] He eventually became South Vietnam's ambassador to the United States, but resigned in protest and denounced his government's anti-Buddhist policies after the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids. He proclaimed there was “not one chance in a hundred for victory” over the Communists with his daughter and her husband and brother-in-law in power.[4]
Chương and his wife remained in the United States in Washington, D.C. On 24 July 1986, they were found strangled to death at their home. Their son, Trần Văn Khiêm, was accused but found unfit for trial. The remains of Chương and his wife were interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[5]
Referencesedit
^Le Minh (1958). "Vietnam". In Wu, Felix L. (ed.). The Asia Who's Who. Hong Kong: Pan-Asia Newspaper Alliance. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
South Vietnam Ambassador to United States 1955–1963
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December 15, 2023
trần, văn, chương, june, 1898, july, 1986, south, vietnam, ambassador, united, states, early, 1960s, father, country, facto, first, lady, madame, 1924, 2011, also, foreign, minister, empire, vietnam, japanese, puppet, state, that, existed, 1945, contents, fami. Trần Văn Chương 2 June 1898 1 24 July 1986 2 was South Vietnam s ambassador to the United States in the early 1960s and the father of the country s de facto first lady Madame Nhu 1924 2011 He was also the foreign minister of the Empire of Vietnam a Japanese puppet state that existed in 1945 Trần Văn Chương Contents 1 Family life 2 South Vietnam coup d etat 3 Death 4 References 5 External linksFamily life editHe married Than Thị Nam Tran died 24 July 1986 who was a member of the extended Vietnamese royal family Her father was Than Trọng Huề who became Vietnam s minister for national education and her mother was a daughter of Emperor Đồng Khanh They had a son and three daughters including Lệ Xuan who became the wife of Ngo Đinh Nhu the brother of South Vietnam s first President Ngo Đinh Diệm Chương s family alliances enabled him to rise from being a member of a small law practice in the Cochin Chinese South Vietnamese town of Bạc Lieu in the 1920s to become Vietnam s first Foreign Secretary under his wife s cousin Emperor Bảo Đại while Japan occupied Vietnam during World War II His wife Madame Chuong was accused by the French secret police French Surete of sleeping with Japanese diplomats so her husband was hired by them 3 He eventually became South Vietnam s ambassador to the United States but resigned in protest and denounced his government s anti Buddhist policies after the Xa Lợi Pagoda raids He proclaimed there was not one chance in a hundred for victory over the Communists with his daughter and her husband and brother in law in power 4 South Vietnam coup d etat editOn 1 November 1963 Chuong s son in law Ngo Đinh Nhu and Nhu s brother President Ngo Đinh Diệm were assassinated in a coup d etat led by General Dương Văn Minh Chuong s daughter Ngo Đinh Nhu s wife Madame Nhu 1924 2011 was in Beverly Hills California at the time of the coup citation needed Death editChương and his wife remained in the United States in Washington D C On 24 July 1986 they were found strangled to death at their home Their son Trần Văn Khiem was accused but found unfit for trial The remains of Chương and his wife were interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington D C 5 References edit Le Minh 1958 Vietnam In Wu Felix L ed The Asia Who s Who Hong Kong Pan Asia Newspaper Alliance Retrieved 19 September 2022 TRAN CHUONG 1898 1986 SSDI Baker Katie 24 September 2013 Finding The Dragon Lady In Search of Vietnam s Infamous Madame Nhu The Daily Beast Sheehan Neil 1989 A Bright Shining Lie John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 978 0679724148 Deaths of Trần Văn Chương and his wifeExternal links edit nbsp Vietnam portal nbsp Biography portal nbsp Politics portal Former Saigon Envoy And Wife Found Dead The Queen Bee Time MagazineDiplomatic postsPreceded byPost created Minister of Foreign Affairs1945 Succeeded byHo Chi Minh in SRV Preceded by South Vietnam Ambassador to United States1955 1963 Succeeded by Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Trần Văn Chương amp oldid 1177421842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,