In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Vũ, but is often simplified to Vu in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Mẫu.
Vũ Văn Mẫu (25 July 1914 – 20 August 1998) was a South Vietnamese diplomat and politician, who was the last Prime Minister of South Vietnam, serving under President Dương Văn Minh's leadership.
Vũ Văn Mẫu was born in 1914 in Hanoi, Tonkin, French Indochina. He earned a doctorate in law from the University of Paris and practiced law in Hanoi. After Vietnam’s partition in 1954, he moved to Saigon with his family and joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Saigon, where he became the Dean of the Faculty. He was recognized as an expert in civil and historical law. After several years as a professor he then became a local Saigon judge, rising through the ranks to become Judge of the Saigon Superior Court. During his legal career and even during retirement and exile, he authored a number of books, including one entitled Vietnamese Civil Law.[citation needed]
Political career
After carrying out the referendum of South Vietnam in 1955, deposing the Head of State Bảo Đại and the State of Vietnam. Then Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm established a new government, Republic of Vietnam which Diệm proclaimed himself as president and invited Mẫu to hold the position of Foreign Minister of the Republic of Vietnam. He held this position for eight years, from 1955 to 1963. During the Buddhist crisis of 1963, he resigned on August 22, 1963, shaving his head like a monk in protest. He strongly opposed the fierce repressive measures of the Ngô Đình Diệm's government against Buddhism.[1] When he attempted to leave the Republic of Vietnam to join a pilgrimage to India, he was arrested and placed under house arrest. Mẫu was South Vietnam's ambassador to the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands in the mid- to late 1960s.[1] In the early 1970s, he was elected Senator of the Republic where he became a prominent national politician.
In 1975, he became Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam under President Dương Văn Minh. During his tenure, he was always active in the movement for peace and reconciliation for the nation. Therefore, when General Dương Văn Minh became president, he was nominated for the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam for the purpose of participating in negotiations to end the war. However, he was only in office for only two days when the Republic of Vietnam collapsed before the advancing army of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam. He had to join President Dương Văn Minh and Vice President Nguyễn Văn Huyền in declaring their unconditional surrender to avoid further bloodshed.
Like General Dương Văn Minh, he was a moderate, supporting the policy of handing over the government to the Liberation Army. Therefore, the Revolutionary government only implemented monitoring measures, not being strict with him. After the situation stabilized, Mẫu was allowed to leave the country to immigrate to France in 1988 and settled there for the rest of his life. He died on August 20, 1998 in Paris, aged 84.[1]
Personal life
Mẫu was married and had five children, whom all resided in France. His daughter, Ms. Vũ Thị Việt Hương, followed her father's profession in law, by obtaining a Doctorate of Law at Saigon Law University. After graduating she returned to her old school to teach, specializing in International Law and Comparative Law. Mẫu was a great scholar of Vietnamese law, a veteran scholar, he knows many languages and was fluent in English, French, Latin, and Chinese and was very highly regarded as a professor of law. His work is also cited by René David and John E.C. Brierley in the famous book on comparative law Major Legal Systems in the World Today.[1]
References
^ abcdPace, Eric (14 September 1998). "u Van Mau, Last Premier Of South Vietnam, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
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In this Vietnamese name the surname is Vũ but is often simplified to Vu in English language text In accordance with Vietnamese custom this person should be referred to by the given name Mẫu This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Vũ Văn Mẫu news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Vũ Văn Mẫu 25 July 1914 20 August 1998 was a South Vietnamese diplomat and politician who was the last Prime Minister of South Vietnam serving under President Dương Văn Minh s leadership Vũ Văn MẫuVũ Văn Mẫu in 19609th Prime Minister of the Republic of VietnamIn office 28 April 1975 30 April 1975PresidentDương Văn MinhVice PresidentNguyễn Văn HuyềnPreceded byNguyễn Ba CẩnSucceeded byPosition abolishedHuỳnh Tấn Phat as Chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of VietnamIn office 26 October 1955 22 August 1963PresidentNgo Đinh DiệmPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byPhạm Đăng LamMinister of Foreign Affairs of the State of VietnamIn office 10 May 1955 26 October 1955Prime MinisterNgo Đinh DiệmPreceded byTrần Văn ĐỗSucceeded byPosition abolishedPersonal detailsBorn 1914 07 25 25 July 1914Hanoi Tonkin French IndochinaDied20 August 1998 1998 08 20 aged 84 Paris FrancePolitical partyForces for National ReconciliationOther politicalaffiliationsNational Social Democratic FrontChildren5Alma materUniversity of Paris Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Political career 2 1 Prime Minister of South Vietnam 1975 3 Post Fall of Saigon and exile 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesEarly life and career EditVũ Văn Mẫu was born in 1914 in Hanoi Tonkin French Indochina He earned a doctorate in law from the University of Paris and practiced law in Hanoi After Vietnam s partition in 1954 he moved to Saigon with his family and joined the Faculty of Law at the University of Saigon where he became the Dean of the Faculty He was recognized as an expert in civil and historical law After several years as a professor he then became a local Saigon judge rising through the ranks to become Judge of the Saigon Superior Court During his legal career and even during retirement and exile he authored a number of books including one entitled Vietnamese Civil Law citation needed Political career EditAfter carrying out the referendum of South Vietnam in 1955 deposing the Head of State Bảo Đại and the State of Vietnam Then Prime Minister Ngo Đinh Diệm established a new government Republic of Vietnam which Diệm proclaimed himself as president and invited Mẫu to hold the position of Foreign Minister of the Republic of Vietnam He held this position for eight years from 1955 to 1963 During the Buddhist crisis of 1963 he resigned on August 22 1963 shaving his head like a monk in protest He strongly opposed the fierce repressive measures of the Ngo Đinh Diệm s government against Buddhism 1 When he attempted to leave the Republic of Vietnam to join a pilgrimage to India he was arrested and placed under house arrest Mẫu was South Vietnam s ambassador to the United Kingdom Belgium and the Netherlands in the mid to late 1960s 1 In the early 1970s he was elected Senator of the Republic where he became a prominent national politician Prime Minister of South Vietnam 1975 Edit In 1975 he became Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam under President Dương Văn Minh During his tenure he was always active in the movement for peace and reconciliation for the nation Therefore when General Dương Văn Minh became president he was nominated for the post of Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam for the purpose of participating in negotiations to end the war However he was only in office for only two days when the Republic of Vietnam collapsed before the advancing army of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam He had to join President Dương Văn Minh and Vice President Nguyễn Văn Huyền in declaring their unconditional surrender to avoid further bloodshed Post Fall of Saigon and exile EditLike General Dương Văn Minh he was a moderate supporting the policy of handing over the government to the Liberation Army Therefore the Revolutionary government only implemented monitoring measures not being strict with him After the situation stabilized Mẫu was allowed to leave the country to immigrate to France in 1988 and settled there for the rest of his life He died on August 20 1998 in Paris aged 84 1 Personal life EditMẫu was married and had five children whom all resided in France His daughter Ms Vũ Thị Việt Hương followed her father s profession in law by obtaining a Doctorate of Law at Saigon Law University After graduating she returned to her old school to teach specializing in International Law and Comparative Law Mẫu was a great scholar of Vietnamese law a veteran scholar he knows many languages and was fluent in English French Latin and Chinese and was very highly regarded as a professor of law His work is also cited by Rene David and John E C Brierley in the famous book on comparative law Major Legal Systems in the World Today 1 References Edit a b c d Pace Eric 14 September 1998 u Van Mau Last Premier Of South Vietnam Dies at 84 The New York Times Retrieved 7 September 2019 Political officesPreceded byTrần Văn Đỗ Minister Foreign Affairs of the State of Vietnam1955 Succeeded byPosition abolishedPreceded byPosition established Minister Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Vietnam1955 1963 Succeeded byPhạm Đăng LamPreceded byNguyễn Ba Cẩn Prime Minister of the Republic of Vietnam1975 Succeeded byPosition abolishedHuỳnh Tấn Phat as Chairman of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vũ Văn Mẫu amp oldid 1126145886, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
