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The Quẻ Càn flag was used by South Vietnam in 1948-75. It was originally the flag of Emperor Thành Thái (1890-1920).

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	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Note
1	Nguyễn Văn Thinh	26 March 1946	30 May 1946	Cochinchinese Democratic Party

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Note
1	Nguyễn Văn Thinh	1 June 1946	10 November 1946	Cochinchinese Democratic Party. Committed suicide in office.
2	Nguyễn Văn Xuân, 1st time	15 November 1946	7 December 1946	Military
3	Lê Văn Hoach	7 December 1946	8 October 1947	None

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Note
1	Nguyễn Văn Xuân, 2nd time	8 October 1947	27 May 1948	Name of the government was changed to "Republic of South Vietnam" on October 8, 1947.[1] Also called "Provisional Government of South Vietnam."

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Note
	Nguyễn Văn Xuân	27 May 1948	14 June 1949	The name "Central Government of Vietnam" reflects an expectation of merger with the North. The French promised a merger, but delayed due to war with Vietminh.

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Note
1	Bảo Đại	13 June 1949	30 April 1955	Non Party	Title was "Head of State" as Bảo Đại had abdicated as emperor in 1945.
2	Ngô Đình Diệm	30 April 1955	26 Oct 1955	Front of National Salvation	Acting

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Note
1	Bảo Đại	14 June 1949	21 January 1950	None	None
2	Nguyễn Phan Long	21 January 1950	26 April 1950	???	None
3	Trần Văn Hữu	27 April 1950	6 June 1952	Non Party	None
4	Nguyễn Văn Tâm	6 June 1952	17 December 1953	Non Party	None
5	Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Lộc	12 January 1954	16 June 1954	None	None
6	Ngô Đình Diệm	26 June 1954	26 October 1955	Front of National Salvation	Prime Minister until October 26, 1955 when he abolished the monarchy and proclaimed himself President of the Republic of Vietnam.

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Note
1	Ngô Đình Diệm	26 October 1955	2 November 1963	Can Lao Party	Died in coup d'état
2	Dương Văn Minh, 1st time	2 November 1963	30 January 1964	Military	chairman, Military Revolutionary Council
3	Nguyễn Khánh, 1st time	30 January 1964	8 February 1964	Military	None
4	Dương Văn Minh, 2nd time	8 February 1964	16 March 1964	Military	None
5	Nguyễn Khánh, 2nd time	16 March 1964	27 August 1964	Military	None
6	Provisional Leadership Committee	27 August 1964	8 September 1964	Military	Committee: Duong Van Minh, Nguyen Khanh and Tran Thien Khiem
7	Dương Văn Minh, 3rd time	8 September 1964	26 October 1964	Military	chairman, Provisional Leadership Committee
8	Phan Khắc Sửu	26 October 1964	14 June 1965	Civilian appointed by military	None
9	Nguyễn Văn Thiệu	14 June 1965	21 April 1975	Military; National Social Democratic Front (1968- )	Election: 1967 and 1971.
10	Trần Văn Hương	21 April 1975	28 April 1975	???	acting
11	Dương Văn Minh, 4th time	28 April 1975	30 April 1975	Appointed by National Assembly	acting

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party	Note
1	Nguyen Ngoc Tho	4 November 1963	30 January 1964	Civilian in military junta	None
2	Nguyen Khanh, 1st time	8 February 1964	29 August 1964	Military	None
3	Nguyen Xuan Oanh, 1st time	29 August 1964	3 September 1964	Civilian in military junta	acting
4	Nguyen Khanh, 2nd time	3 September 1964	4 November 1964	Military	None
5	Tran Van Huong, 1st time	4 November 1964	28 January 1965	Civilian in military junta	None
6	Nguyen Xuan Oanh, 2nd time	28 January 1965	15 February 1965	Civilian in military junta	acting
7	Phan Huy Quat	16 February 1965	8 June 1965	Dai Viet Quoc Dan Dang, civilian in military junta	None
8	Nguyen Cao Ky	19 June 1965	31 October 1967	Military	None
9	Nguyen Van Loc	31 October 1967	17 May 1968		None
10	Tran Van Huong, 2nd time	28 May 1968	1 September 1969	???	None
11	Tran Thien Khiem	1 September 1969	4 April 1975		None
12	Nguyen Ba Can	4 April 1975	24 April 1975	Dan Chu Party (Democracy Party)	None
13	Vu Van Mau	28 April 1975	30 April 1975	Forces for National Reconciliation	None