1965 South Vietnamese coup
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1965-south-vietnamese-coup-221-47218
title:
1965 South Vietnamese coup
text:
On February 19, 1965, some units of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam commanded by General Lâm Văn Phát and Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo launched a coup against General Nguyễn Khánh, the head of South Vietnam's ruling military junta. Their aim was to install General Trần Thiện Khiêm, a Khánh rival who had been sent to Washington D.C. as Ambassador to the United States to prevent him from seizing power. The attempted coup reached a stalemate, and although the trio did not take power, a group of offic
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Coup attempt in South Vietnam
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1965_South_Vietnamese_coup
date created:
2010-08-03T05:10:09Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T21:39:09Z
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