Trần Lệ Xuân (Vietnamese pronunciation: [t͡ɕən˨˩ le˧˨ʔ swən˧˧]; 22 August 1924 [2] – 24 April 2011), more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the de facto First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. She was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor to President Ngô Đình Diệm.

4 days ago · Madame Nhu (born April 15, 1924, Hanoi, Vietnam—died April 24, 2011, Rome) was a South Vietnamese political figure who was a significant force behind her bachelor brother-in-law Ngo Dinh Diem, who exercised dictatorial powers as president of South Vietnam from 1955 until his assassination in 1963.

Nu, or ny (/ ˈ n j uː / ⓘ; uppercase Ν, lowercase ν; Greek: vι ni), is the thirteenth letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the voiced alveolar nasal IPA:. In the system of Greek numerals it has a value of 50.

Jul 10, 2017 · At the height of her notoriety, the New York Times named the glamorous 39-year-old wife of South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem’s brother and chief counselor Ngo Dinh Nhu “the most powerful” woman in Asia.

Nov 21, 2024 · Meet South Vietnam's former first lady. In her obituary, Tran Le Xuan, better known as Madame Nhu, was described as “the archetypal ‘dragon lady’ of Asian politics.”

Apr 27, 2011 · Madame Ngo Dinh Nhu, the outspoken beauty who served as South Vietnam’s unofficial first lady early on in the Vietnam War and earned the nickname “Dragon Lady” for her harsh criticism of...

Apr 26, 2011 · Madame Nhu, who as the glamorous official hostess in South Vietnam’s presidential palace became a politically powerful and often harshly outspoken figure during the Vietnam War, died on Sunday in...

Sep 24, 2013 · After a few empty promises to sell her memoirs to Hollywood and make a comeback when the communists fell, Madame Nhu disappeared into obscurity—until an academic named Monique Demery tracked her...

Trần Lệ Xuân (22 August 1924 – 24 April 2011), more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the de facto First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963. She was the wife of Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the brother and chief advisor to President Ngô Đình Diệm.

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