Ho Chi-Minh1960
Creates a broad front to overthrow President Diem
Vietnam · Warfare / Vietnam War, 2nd. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Creates a broad front to overthrow President Diem
Overthrown & killed by a coup, with tacit US approval
Marks the culmination of a successful CIA-backed coup led by General Duong Van Minh
General Nguyen Khanh led a coup replacing Duong Van Minh as Prime Minister
General Nguyen Khanh is faced with an attempted coup, rioting and demonstrations in the northern provinces, a massive labor strike in Saigon, and an armed revolt by Montagnards
The South Vietnamese Air Force, under the leadership of Air Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky, crushes a coup plot against General Nguyen Khanh
The South Vietnamese Air Force, under the leadership of Air Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky, crushes a coup plot against General Nguyen Khanh
Insists upon US unilateral withdrawal from Vietnam & the overthrow of President Thieu
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