Given the question: Facts: - battles: world war ii first indochina war - allegiance: south vietnam state of vietnam - rank: 40 tuong -rrb- px '' general de brigade '' -lrb- thieu - serviceyears: 1948-55 - branch: infantry , vietnamese national army - death place: paris - birth place: cholon , cochinchina Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of le van vien .
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major general le van vien -lrb- '' bay vien '' ; or , '' vien the seventh '' ; 1904 -- 1970 -rrb- was the leader of the binh xuyen , a powerful vietnamese criminal enterprise decreed by the head of state , bao ai , as an independent army within the vietnamese national army -lrb- '' quan oi quoc gia viet nam '' -rrb- .vien 's career trajectory was quite unique in coming from a criminal background to become a -lrb- non-communist -rrb- leader of the viet minh 's zone 7 , then later named a general , in charge of an auxiliary military force within the french union , and , finally , named a general in the vna .from 1951-55 , he made arrangements with bao ai , by which the binh xuyen was given control of their own affairs in return for their financial support of the government .in 1955 , vien flew to paris with the help of savani and the deuxieme bureau/sdece after his unsuccessful attempt to oust the american-backed premier , ngo inh diem .