when the Republic of Vietnam collapsed before the advancing army of the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam. He had to join President Dương Văn Minh and Vice President Nguyễn Văn Huyền in declaring their unconditional surrender to avoid further bloodshed. Post-Fall of Saigon and exile Like General Dương Văn Minh, he was a moderate, supporting the policy of handing over the government to the Liberation Army. Therefore, the Revolutionary government only implemented monitoring measures, not being strict with him. After the situation stabilized, Mẫu was allowed to leave the country to immigrate to France in 1988 and settled there for the rest of his life. He died on August 20, 1998 in Paris, aged 84. Personal life Mẫu was married and had five children, whom all resided in France. His daughter, Ms. Vũ Thị Việt Hương, followed her father's profession in law, by obtaining a Doctorate of Law at Saigon Law University. After graduating she returned to her old school to teach, specializing in International Law and Comparative Law. Mẫu was a great scholar of Vietnamese law, a veteran scholar, he knows many languages and was fluent in English, French, Latin, and Chinese and was very highly regarded as a professor of law. His work is also cited by René David and John E.C. Brierley in the famous book on comparative law Major Legal Systems in the World Today. References 20th-century Vietnamese lawyers South Vietnamese politicians Prime Ministers of South Vietnam Vietnamese anti-communists 1914 births 1998 deaths People from Hanoi Ambassadors of South Vietnam to the United Kingdom Ambassadors of South Vietnam to Belgium Ambassadors of South Vietnam to the Netherlands