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Commanders of the Legion of Merit
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The list Commanders of the Legion of Merit includes
Mobutu Sese Seko, Fidel V. Ramos, Nguyen Van Thieu, Volker Wieker and Cao Van Vien.
The list consists of 258 members.
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Mobutu Sese Seko
Democratic Republic of the Congo President
Overview: Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu Wa Za Banga (born Joseph-Désiré Mobutu; 14 October 1930 – 7 September 1997) was a Congolese politician and military officer who was the President of Zaire from 1965 to 1997 ...Date of birth: 14 October 1930Date of death: 7 September 1997Age: 66 (age at death)Nationality: CongoleseOccupation: Head of StateGender: MalePartner: Bobi Ladawa (Married)
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Fidel V. Ramos
President of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998
Overview: Fidel Valdez Ramos CCLH, GCS, KGCR (March 18, 1928 – July 31, 2022), popularly known as FVR and Eddie Ramos, was a Filipino general and politician who served as the 12th president of the Philippines from ...Date of birth: 18 March 1928Date of death: 31 July 2022Age: 94 (age at death)Nationality: FilipinoOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Cao Van Vien
South Vietnamese soldier
Overview: Cao Văn Viên (December 21, 1921 – January 22, 2008) was one of only two South Vietnamese four-star army generals in the history of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He rose ...Date of birth: 21 December 1921Date of death: 22 January 2008Age: 86 (age at death)Nationality: VietnameseOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Adolf Heusinger
German general
Overview: Adolf Bruno Heinrich Ernst Heusinger (4 August 1897 – 30 November 1982) was a German military officer whose career spanned the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, Nazi Germany and West Germany. He joined ...Date of birth: 4 August 1897Date of death: 30 November 1982Age: 85 (age at death)Nationality: GermanOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Nguyen Van Thieu
President of South Vietnam
Overview: Nguyễn Văn Thiệu ( 5 April 1923 – 29 September 2001), was the president of South Vietnam from 1967 to 1975. He was a general in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN), became head of a military ...Date of birth: 5 April 1923Date of death: 29 September 2001Age: 78 (age at death)Nationality: VietnameseOccupation: Head of StateGender: Male 0
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Volker Wieker
German general
Overview: Volker Wieker (born 1 March 1954 in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony) is the former Chief of Staff (Generalinspekteur, lit. Inspector General) of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, and a general of the ... 0
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Walter Natynczyk
Canadian general
Overview: Walter John "Walt" Natynczyk, CMM MSC CD ( nə-TIN-chik) is a Canadian public servant and retired Canadian Army general who has served as Deputy Minister of Veterans Affairs since 2014. He was the President ... 0
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Godfrey Ngwenya
South African general
Overview: General Godfrey Nhlanhla Ngwenya, SBG, DMG, MMS (born 1950) was a South African military commander and diplomat. He served as Chief of Joint Operations from 2001 to 2005, and Chief of the South ... 0
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Benny Gantz
Israeli general and Chief of General Staff
Overview: Benjamin "Benny" Gantz (Hebrew: בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ, born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli politician and retired army general. He served as a minister without portfolio from 2023 to 2024, as the Minister ... 0
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Klaus Naumann
German general
Overview: Klaus Naumann (born 25 May 1939 in Munich) is a retired German General, who served as Chief of Staff of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces, from 1991 to 1996, and as Chairman of the NATO Military ... 0
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Angus Houston
Senior Royal Australian Air Force officer, former Chief of the Defence Force
Overview: Air Chief Marshal Sir Allan Grant "Angus" Houston, AK, AC (Mil), AFC (born 9 June 1947) is a retired senior officer of the Royal Australian Air Force. He served as Chief of Air Force from 20 June ... 0
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Michael Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham
Army officer
Overview: Field Marshal Michael John Dawson Walker, Baron Walker of Aldringham, GCB, CMG, CBE, DL (born 7 July 1944) is a retired British Army officer. Commissioned in 1966, he served in Cyprus, Northern ... 0
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Andrey Yeryomenko
Marshal of the Soviet Union
Overview: Andrey (Andrei) Ivanovich Yeryomenko (or Yeremenko, Eremenko; Russian: Андре́й Ива́нович Ерёменко; October 14 [O.S. October 2] 1892 – November 19, 1970) was a Soviet general during World ...Date of birth: 14 October 1892Date of death: 19 November 1970Age: 78 (age at death)Nationality: UkrainianOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce
Royal Navy officer
Overview: Admiral of the Fleet Michael Cecil Boyce, Baron Boyce, KG, GCB, OBE, KStJ, DL (2 April 1943 – 6 November 2022) was a South African-born British Royal Navy officer who also sat as a cro ...Date of birth: 2 April 1943Date of death: 6 November 2022Age: 79 (age at death)Nationality: BritishOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Władysław Anders
Polish general (1892–1970)
Overview: Władysław Albert Anders (11 August 1892 – 12 May 1970) was a general in the Polish Army and later in life a politician and prominent member of the Polish government-in-exile in London.Date of birth: 11 August 1892Date of death: 12 May 1970Age: 77 (age at death)Nationality: PolishOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Keith Park
New Zealand soldier, aviator and former Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1892-1975)
Overview: Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, GCB, KBE, MC & Bar, DFC (15 June 1892 – 6 February 1975) was a New Zealand soldier, First World War flying ace and Second World War Royal Air Force ...Date of birth: 15 June 1892Date of death: 6 February 1975Age: 82 (age at death)Nationality: New ZealanderOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Bernard Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg
New Zealand soldier and viceroy (1889–1963)
Overview: Lieutenant General Bernard Cyril Freyberg, 1st Baron Freyberg, VC, GCMG, KCB, KBE, DSO & Three Bars (21 March 1889 – 4 July 1963) was a British-born New Zealand soldier and Victoria Cross ...Date of birth: 21 March 1889Date of death: 4 July 1963Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: New ZealanderOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Ehud Barak
Prime Minister of Israel
Overview: Ehud Barak (Hebrew: אֵהוּד בָּרָק , born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli general and politician who served as the tenth Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party ... 0
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Minoru Genda
Japanese aviator (1904–1989)
Overview: Minoru Genda (源田 実, Genda Minoru, 16 August 1904 – 15 August 1989) was a well-known Japanese military aviator and politician. He is best known for helping to plan the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was also ...Date of birth: 16 August 1904Date of death: 15 August 1989Age: 84 (age at death)Nationality: JapaneseOccupation: MilitaryGender: Male 0
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Ngo Dinh Diem
President of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963
Overview: Ngô Đình Diệm ( or ; 3 January 1901 – 2 November 1963) was a Vietnamese politician. He was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–55), and then served as President of South Vietnam (R ...Date of birth: 3 January 1901Date of death: 2 November 1963Age: 62 (age at death)Nationality: VietnameseOccupation: PoliticianGender: Male 0
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