1913 The last emperor of Vietnam, Bao Dai, was born
105 years ago, on October 22, 1913, the last emperor of Vietnam, Bao Dai (Nguyen Phuc Vinh Thuy), was born. He became emperor in 1925, but never had real power, being a puppet of the French colonial authorities. After the surrender of Japan, Bao Dai abdicated on August 25, 1945 and received the post of "supreme adviser" to the new communist government in Hanoi, but soon emigrated to France.