Not to be confused with the Vietnamese title for Pope

Pope

The Pope is the Bishop of Rome, a position that makes him the leader of the worldwide Catholic Church . In the Catholic Church, the Pope is regarded as the successor of Saint Peter, the Apostle...

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Prime Minister Giao Hoang was the Prime Minister of Vietnam (in charge of ruling the country for six months while King Hàm Nghi

Ham Nghi

Emperor Hàm Nghi ; , was the eighth Emperor of the Vietnamese Nguyễn Dynasty. He reigned for only one year ....

 was sent away and was under arrest by the French).

Prime Minister Giao Hoang resigned his post and retired early because he disagreed with the French Indochinese policy. However, because of his loyal and excellent service to the King, he was rewarded with generous portion of land in Ha Tinh Province.

His grandson, Ngô Thế Linh

Ngo The Linh

Ngô Thế Linh was born on December 6, 1928, Ha Tinh Province, Vietnam. He was a Colonel in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam , South Vietnam. He was the first Commander of Coastal Security Service...

 became a Colonel

Colonel

Colonel , abbreviated Col or COL, is a military rank of a senior commissioned officer. It or a corresponding rank exists in most armies and in many air forces; the naval equivalent rank is generally "Captain". It is also used in some police forces and other paramilitary rank structures...

 in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam

Army of the Republic of Vietnam

The Army of the Republic of Viet Nam , sometimes parsimoniously referred to as the South Vietnamese Army , was the land-based military forces of the Republic of Vietnam , which existed from October 26, 1955 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975...

 (ARVN), South Vietnam

South Vietnam

South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...

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