Trần Thiện Khiêm
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Trần Thiện Khiêm was a South Vietnamese soldier and politician, who served as a General in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) during the Vietnam War. He was born in Saigon, Cochinchina, French Indochina. During the 1960s, he was involved in several coups. He helped President Ngô Đình Diệm put down a November 1960 coup attempt and was rewarded with a promotion. In 1963, however, he was involved in the coup that deposed and assassinated Diêm.
Khiêm in 1965
1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt
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On November 11, 1960, a failed coup attempt against President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam was led by Lieutenant Colonel Vương Văn Đông and Colonel Nguyễn Chánh Thi of the Airborne Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
The rebels demanded the removal of First Lady Madame Nhu (pictured left, with Lyndon Johnson).
Colonel Lansdale (pictured here as a Major General), a CIA agent who assisted Diệm in the past, called for the removal of the US ambassador to Saigon.