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Bửu Lộc

Bửu Lộc

Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam from 1953 to 1954; member of the Nguyễn dynasty

In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn, but is often simplified to Nguyen in English-language text. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Bửu Lộc.

Prince Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc, (22 August 1914 – 27 February 1990), was an uncle of Emperor Bảo Đại, and Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam in 1954.[1]

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He was a great-great-grandson of Emperor Minh Mạng, the second emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty. Both his great-grandfather (Nguyễn Phúc Miên Trinh) and grandfather (Nguyễn Phúc Hường Thiết) were distinguished poets during the reign of Nguyễn dynasty. He later emigrated to Paris and spent his life there until his death in 1990.

Early life

In his youth, he attended high school in Lycée Albert-Sarraut, Hanoi and later studied Law at the University of Montpellier.[citation needed]

Career

He was Bảo Đại's Chief of Staff in 1948, then appointed the special representative of the State of Vietnam to the United Nations General Assembly.

In April 1949, he re-affirmed Vietnam's sovereignty over the Paracel Islands. In 1951, he was the president of the Royal Society in Paris and the High Representative of Vietnam in France.

Later, Chief of State Bảo Đại appointed him Minister of the Interior of the State of Vietnam. On 17 December 1953, when Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Tâm submitted his resignation, Bửu Lộc was assigned to form a new cabinet. On 11 January 1954, Bảo Đại issued Decree No. 4/CP approving the new cabinet list. Prince Bửu Lộc then served as Prime Minister from 11 January to 16 June 1954. He resigned and was succeeded by Ngô Đình Diệm.

Family

In 1958, he married a French woman named Pacteau. They had one child, a son, Jean-François Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Lộc (born 18 October 1959).[citation needed]

He died in 1990 in Paris, aged 75.

References

  1. [1]
    Oscar Chapuis. The Last Emperors of Vietnam: From Tu Duc to Bao Dai, Praeger: 2000 p. 157 (Hardcover ISBN 10: 0313311706 / ISBN 13: 9780313311703), "On January 11, 1954, abstention of prominent politicians led Bao Dai to name his own cousin Prince Buu Loc prime minister. Buu Loc lasted only six months. On March 3, he led a delegation to Paris ..."
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