Nguyễn Văn Xuân (3 April 1892 – 14 January 1989) was president of the government of Cochinchina from 1947 to 1948, then prime minister of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam from 23 May 1948 to 20 June 1949, during the First Indochina War.^[1]

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Nguyễn Văn Xuân
Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
In office 6 July 1954 – 24 September 1954
Prime Minister	Ngô Đình Diệm
Preceded by	Nguyễn Trung Vinh
Succeeded by	Trần Chánh Thành
In office 1 July 1949 – 20 January 1950
Prime Minister	Bảo Đại
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Phan Huy Quát
Chief of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam
In office 5 June 1948 – 12 June 1949
Deputy	Trần Văn Hữu
Head of State	Bảo Đại
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Bảo Đại (as Chief of the State of Vietnam)
3rd Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
In office 8 October 1947 – 27 May 1948
Deputy	Trần Văn Hữu
Preceded by	Lê Văn Hoạch
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Deputy Prime Minister of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina
In office 1 June 1946 – 8 October 1947
Prime Minister	Nguyễn Văn Thinh Lê Văn Hoạch
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Trần Văn Hữu
Personal details
Born	(1892-04-03)3 April 1892 Trường Thọ, Gia Định Province, Annam
Died	14 January 1989(1989-01-14) (aged 96) Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Political party	Military
Education	École Polytechnique
Military service
Branch/service	French Army
Years of service	1947–1954
Rank	Brigadier general
Battles/wars	French Indochina War

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On 1 April 1947, he was promoted to brigadier general (two-star general, entry level for a general officer in the French army ranking system) of colonial troops, a local army with French commanding officers. After the First Indochina War, he took exile in France. On 14 January 1989, he died in Nice at the age of 96.^[2]

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