Bảo Đại

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	Bảo Đại (保大) (1926–1945)

Emperor Bảo Đại
保大帝
Emperor Bảo Đại; 保大帝
	Bảo Đại on throne in Thái Hòa throne hall (太和殿).
Emperor of Đại Nam and Empire of Vietnam
Reign	8 January 1926 –; 25 August 1945
Predecessor	Khải Định
Successor	Monarchy abolished; Hồ Chí Minh ; (as president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam)
1st Chief of State of Vietnam
Reign	13 June 1949 –; 26 October 1955
Predecessor	Position established; Nguyễn Văn Xuân ; (as Head of the Provisional Central Government)
Successor	Ngô Đình Diệm
1st Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
Reign	14 July 1949 –; 21 January 1950
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Nguyễn Phan Long
Supreme Advisor to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Reign	10 September 1945 –; 16 March 1946
Predecessor	Position established
Successor	Position abolished
Born	Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy (阮福永瑞); 22 October 1913; Doan-Trang-Vien Palace, Imperial City of Huế, Annam, French Indochina
Died	31 July 1997 (aged 83); Val-de-Grâce, Paris, France
Burial	Passy Cemetery
Spouse	Nam Phương (m. 1934⁠–⁠1963); Bùi Mộng Điệp; Lê Thị Phi Ánh; Christiane Bloch-Carcenac; Monique Baudot (m. 1972⁠–⁠1997)
Issue	See List Legitimate ; Bảo Long (1936–2007) ; Phương Mai (1937–2021) ; Phương Liên (1938–) ; Phương Dung (1942–) ; Bảo Thăng (1943–2017) ; Unrecognized ; Phương Thảo (1946–) ; Phương Minh (1949–2012) ; Bảo Ân (1951–) ; Bảo Hoàng (1954–1955) ; Bảo Sơn (1957–1987) ; Phương Từ (1955) ; Patrick-Édouard Bloch-Carcenac (1958–);
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	Bảo Đại (保大) (1926–1945)
House	Nguyễn Phúc
Father	Khải Định
Mother	Hoàng Thị Cúc
Religion	Confucianism; Mahayana Buddhism; Roman Catholicism
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Bảo Đại (Vietnamese: [ɓa᷉ːw ɗâːjˀ], chữ Hán: 保大, lit. "keeper of greatness", 22 October 1913 – 31 July 1997),^[2] born Nguyễn Phúc (Phước) Vĩnh Thụy (chữ Hán: 阮福永瑞), was the 13th and final emperor of the Nguyễn dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of Vietnam.^[3] From 1926 to 1945, he was de jure emperor of Annam and Tonkin, which were then protectorates in French Indochina, covering the present-day central and northern Vietnam. Bảo Đại ascended the throne in 1932.

The Japanese ousted the Vichy French administration in March 1945 and ruled through Bảo Đại, who proclaimed the Empire of Vietnam. He abdicated in August 1945 after Japan surrendered.

From 1949 to 1955, Bảo Đại was the chief of state of the anti-communist State of Vietnam. Viewed as a puppet ruler, Bảo Đại was criticized for being too closely associated with France and spending much of his time outside Vietnam. He was eventually ousted in a referendum in 1955 by Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm, who was supported by the United States.

'^ Bao Dai had two sons and three daughters, according to the genealogy of the Nyugen Phuc clan. Only his children by Nam Phuong are listed. His obituary in The Independent says he had two sons and two daughters while the New York Times says two sons and four daughters. ('Nguyễn Phúc tộc thế phả, 1995, p. 330).
^ Philip Shenon (2 August 1997). "Bao Dai, 83, of Vietnam; Emperor and Bon Vivant". The New York Times. p. 1 10. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
^ Nghia M. Vo Saigon: A History 2011 – Page 277 "Bảo Đại was born in 1913, the 13th and last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty. He ruled from 1926 to 1944 as emperor of Annam and emperor"

[nyugenphuc-1] '^ Bao Dai had two sons and three daughters, according to the genealogy of the Nyugen Phuc clan. Only his children by Nam Phuong are listed. His obituary in The Independent says he had two sons and two daughters while the New York Times says two sons and four daughters. ('Nguyễn Phúc tộc thế phả, 1995, p. 330).

[NYT-2] Philip Shenon (2 August 1997). "Bao Dai, 83, of Vietnam; Emperor and Bon Vivant". The New York Times. p. 1 10. Retrieved 5 April 2022.

[3] Nghia M. Vo Saigon: A History 2011 – Page 277 "Bảo Đại was born in 1913, the 13th and last monarch of the Nguyễn dynasty. He ruled from 1926 to 1944 as emperor of Annam and emperor"

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