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Nguyen Cao Ky

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The Resume

    (September 8, 1930-July 23, 2011)
    Born in Son Tay, Viet Nam
    Head of the South Vietnam Air Force (1964-65)
    Prime Minister of South Vietnam (1965-67)
    Vice-President of South Vietnam (1967-71)
    After the fall of Saigon, became a liquor store owner in California

Why he might be annoying:

    As a young pilot, he was reprimanded by his commander for misusing military equipment after landing his helicopter in front of his girlfriend's house.
    His often impulsive behavior prompted an American official to call him an 'unguided missile.'
    He pulled a handgun on an interviewer whose questions annoyed him.
    He told a journalist, 'I admire Hitler because he pulled his country together when it was in a terrible state in the early 30s. We need four or five Hitlers in Vietnam.'
    He left Vietnam one day after a rally in Saigon where he called people fleeing the country 'cowards.'
    His return to Vietnam as a guest of the Communist regime alienated much of the Vietnamese exile community (2004).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He stopped the endless series of coups that had been plaguing South Vietnam since the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem and brought some stability to the country.
    He clamped down on corruption in the government and military.
    He had his salary as prime minister cut in half (to $6,500).
    He said of his 2004 return, 'It's time to close a dark chapter of Vietnam history and open a new one.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 38 Votes: 34.21% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 38 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 21 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 80 Votes: 67.50% Annoying