Yes...It was confirmed by :
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/23/wo.../23nguyen.html
Nguyen Cao Ky, Ex-General Who Ruled South Vietnam, Dies at 80
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 22, 2011
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Nguyen Cao Ky, the former air force general who ruled South Vietnam with an iron fist for two years during the Vietnam War, died Saturday. He was 80....