30 January 1964CoupNguyen Khanh
General Nguyen Khanh led a coup replacing Duong Van Minh as Prime Minister
Historical records for Vietnam in 1964, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
General Nguyen Khanh led a coup replacing Duong Van Minh as Prime Minister
General Nguyen Khanh led a coup replacing Duong Van Minh as Prime Minister
General Nguyen Khanh led a coup replacing Duong Van Minh as Prime Minister. General Duong Van Minh is placed under house arrest, but was allowed to remain as a figurehead chief-of-state
General Duong Van Minh is placed under house arrest, but was allowed to remain as a figurehead chief-of-state
Seizes power from Duong Van Minh's military junta
General Nguyen Van Thieu joins forces with Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky in a coup against General Nguyen Khanhs Government that lasted for (260 days) from January 1964-October 1964, with the support of a neutralist coalition
General Nguyen Van Thieu joins forces with Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky in a coup against General Nguyen Khanhs Government that lasted for (260 days) from January 1964-October 1964, with the support of a neutralist coalition
General Nguyen Van Thieu joins forces with Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky in a coup against General Nguyen Khanhs Government that lasted for (260 days) from January 1964-October 1964, with the support of a neutralist coalition
General Nguyen Van Thieu joins forces with Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky in a coup against General Nguyen Khanhs Government that lasted for (260 days) from January 1964-October 1964, with the support of a neutralist coalition
General Nguyen Van Thieu joins forces with Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky in a coup against General Nguyen Khanhs Government that lasted for (260 days) from January 1964-October 1964, with the support of a neutralist coalition
General Nguyen Van Thieu joins forces with Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky in a coup against General Nguyen Khanhs Government that lasted for (260 days) from January 1964-October 1964, with the support of a neutralist coalition
Requests the US Ambassador Henry Lodge to bomb North Vietnam
During the Vietnam War at a rally in Saigon, General Nguyen Khanh made a statement "calling for expanding the war into North Vietnam"
During the Vietnam War at a rally in Saigon, General Nguyen Khanh made a statement "calling for expanding the war into North Vietnam"
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
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
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
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
The South Vietnamese Air Force, under the leadership of Air Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky, crushes a coup plot against General Nguyen Khanh
The Vietnamese Revolutionary Council elect Phan Khac Suu as Chief of State and the former Mayor of Saigon, Tran Van Huong, as Premier, but General Nguyen Khanh retains real power under the title of Commander in Chief of the armed forces
The Vietnamese Revolutionary Council elect Phan Khac Suu as Chief of State and the former Mayor of Saigon, Tran Van Huong, as Premier, but General Nguyen Khanh retains real power under the title of Commander in Chief of the armed forces
The Vietnamese Revolutionary Council elect Phan Khac Suu as Chief of State and the former Mayor of Saigon, Tran Van Huong, as Premier, but General Nguyen Khanh retains real power under the title of Commander in Chief of the armed forces
The Vietnamese Revolutionary Council elect Phan Khac Suu as Chief of State and the former Mayor of Saigon, Tran Van Huong, as Premier, but General Nguyen Khanh retains real power under the title of Commander in Chief of the armed forces
The Vietnamese Revolutionary Council elect Phan Khac Suu as Chief of State and the former Mayor of Saigon, Tran Van Huong, as Premier, but General Nguyen Khanh retains real power under the title of Commander in Chief of the armed forces
The Vietnamese Revolutionary Council elect Phan Khac Suu as Chief of State and the former Mayor of Saigon, Tran Van Huong, as Premier, but General Nguyen Khanh retains real power under the title of Commander in Chief of the armed forces
The Vietnamese Revolutionary Council elect Phan Khac Suu as Chief of State and the former Mayor of Saigon, Tran Van Huong, as Premier, but General Nguyen Khanh retains real power under the title of Commander in Chief of the armed forces
Issues a memorandum, a "challenge to the assumptions of our current Vietnam policy"
China, North Vietnams neighbor and ally, successfully tests an atomic bomb
Oversees expansion of air defence as American pressure increases
US Air Force Operation Barrel Roll carries out the first systematic bombardment of the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos
Appointed Air Force Commander in South Vietnam
Appointed Air Force Commander in South Vietnam
Appointed Head of State for South Vietnam
Appointed Head of State for South Vietnam
US Air Force Operation Barrel Roll carries out the first systematic bombardment of the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos
Barrel Roll was one of the most closely held secrets and one of the most unknown components of the American military commitment in Southeast Asia.
Due to the ostensible neutrality of Laos, guaranteed by the Geneva Conference of 1954 and 1962, both the US and North Vietnam strove to maintain the secrecy of their operations and only slowly escalated military actions there.
US Air Force Operation Barrel Roll carries out the first systematic bombardment of the Ho Chi Minh trail in Laos.
Appointed President of Southern Vietnam
Pushes Hanoi toward greater commitment to victory in the South
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