Sunrise
An operation to corral peasants into armed stockades & seal them off from the Vietcong. 50 hamlets are infiltrated & taken over by Viet Cong who kill village leaders
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1962 in Vietnam
Explore 8 historical events and records for Vietnam in 1962.
Historical records for Vietnam in 1962
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March
Sunrise
Diem orders bombing raids against suspected Viet Cong-controlled hamlets
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Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
Avoids losing his life when the Presidential Palace is bombed. Announces on the radio that he owes his life to "divine protection"
Diem Regime Influence
Remains an influential figure in the Diem family's political network
Plot
Helps drop a bomb on Diem in his Presidential Palace, Diem survives
Plot
Avoids losing his life when the Presidential Palace is bombed. Announces on the radio that he owes his life to "divine protection"
Strategic Hamlet Program
Promotes the Strategic Hamlet Program against communist influence in the countryside
Sunrise
Thao believes this will win sympathy for the Vietcong. Oversees the programm to create peasant built stockades
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