Bao Daiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

Bảo Đại (Hán tự: 保大, lit. "keeper of greatness", 22 October 1913 – 30 July 1997), born Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thụy (阮福永瑞), was the 13th and last ruler of the Nguyen dynasty. From 1926 to 1945, he was king (or emperor) of Annam under French 'protection'. During this period, Annam was a protectorate within French Indochina, covering the central two-thirds of the present-day Vietnam. Bao Dai ascended the throne in 1932 at the age of 19. The Japanese ousted the French in March 1945 and then ruled through Bao Dai. At this time, Bao Dai renamed his country “Vietnam.” He abdicated in August 1945 when Japan surrendered. He was the chief of state of the State of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1949 until 1955. Bao Dai was criticized as being closely associated with France and spending much of his time outside of Vietnam. Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem ousted him in a referendum held in 1955.