unknown (white)
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) at
Ngo Dinh Diem in Vietnam

Biography

☨ ⚪ unknown (white)

Identification


Description
Species:	Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
Sex and age:	, unknown age
Origin
Born:	*
Birth place:
Death
Dead:	†
Death reason:	:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Ngo Dinh Diem, in Vietnam

Date of arrival

1961-00-00	Ngo Dinh Diem
Record history
History of updates	2012-04-09

Latest document update	2020-10-18 06:25:24

† unknown (white) is a dead Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), , who died at Ngo Dinh Diem, in Vietnam, .

Origin

unknown (white) was born .

Comments / pictures

In 1961, a white elephant was caught in the Central Highlands and offered as a gift to President Ngo Dinh Diem. Recognising it as a symbol of supreme power, he
flew to Ban MeThuot to personally receive it, in a much publicized ceremony.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). unknown (white), Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) located at Ngo Dinh Diem in Vietnam. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 30 March 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=12556. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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