1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing
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1962-south-vietnamese-independence-palace-bombing-221-3082300
title:
1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing
text:
On 27 February 1962, the Independence Palace in Saigon, South Vietnam, was bombed by two dissident Republic of Vietnam Air Force pilots, Second Lieutenant Nguyễn Văn Cử and First Lieutenant Phạm Phú Quốc. The pilots targeted the building, the official residence of the President of South Vietnam, with the aim of assassinating President Ngô Đình Diệm and his immediate family, who acted as political advisors. The pilots later said they attempted the assassination in response to Diệm's autocratic ru
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Assassination attempt on the president
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_South_Vietnamese_Independence_Palace_bombing
date created:
2007-04-18T08:15:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T19:30:53Z
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