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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).
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.
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.
Ngo Dinh Diem
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Ngô Đình Diệm was a South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–1955) and later the first president of South Vietnam from 1955 until his capture and assassination during the CIA-backed 1963 South Vietnamese coup.
Official portrait, 1956
Official portrait, 1956
A photo of 4 year old Diệm (second from right) with his family in 1905 or 1906. His father Ngô Đình Khả stands in the centre
A photo of 4 year old Diệm (second from right) with his family in 1905 or 1906. His father Ngô Đình Khả stands in the centre
Portrait of emperor Bảo Đại
Portrait of emperor Bảo Đại
The five high-ranking mandarins (Thượng thư) of the Nguyễn dynasty during the reign of Emperor Bảo Đại (from left to right): Hồ Đắc Khải, Phạm Quỳnh,
The five high-ranking mandarins (Thượng thư) of the Nguyễn dynasty during the reign of Emperor Bảo Đại (from left to right): Hồ Đắc Khải, Phạm Quỳnh, Thái Văn Toản, Ngô Đình Diệm, and Bùi Bằng Đoàn.