Thieu

[ tyoo ]

noun

1. Ngu·yen Van [ngoo, -, yen, vahn, noo, -], 1923–2001, South Vietnamese political leader: president 1967–75.

Example Sentences

Although Nixon had no clout in Hanoi, he had a channel to U.S. ally and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu and convinced him to pull out of the peace talks shortly before the election.

From Salon

For a contemporary poetry collection, check out “The Women Carry River Water,” by Nguyen Quang Thieu.

From New York Times

Meanwhile Hanoi's representatives for the first time abandoned their insistence that the South Vietnamese government headed by Nguyen Van Thieu must be removed before any peace agreement could be concluded.

From Salon

But that signing never happened, because the U.S. withdrew its commitment after its ally, President Thieu, whose government had been completely excluded from the negotiations, refused to accept the agreement.

From Salon

Blanc, a highly regarded artist, took a short leave of absence from the Comédie-Française to recreate “Pain” with Chéreau’s former assistant, Thierry Thieû Niang, and the result hasn’t aged.

From New York Times