Historical Events tagged with "ngô đình nhu"
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US State Department Cables for Diệm Coup
Citing the raids on the Xá Lợi Pagoda, the US State Department communicated with the US Embassy in Saigon to push for a coup against President Ngô Đình Diệm unless he removed his brother Ngô Đình Nhu from power. Tensions between the Buddhist community and the South Vietnamese government escalated, leading to calls for urgent political change.
Continue ReadingFailed Assassination Attempt on King Sihanouk
A bomb, sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, intended to assassinate King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia, failed to detonate. Ngô Đình Nhu, who was the chief adviser to his brother, President Ngô Đình Diệm of South Vietnam, orchestrated the plot amidst rising tensions in Southeast Asia. At the time, Sihanouk had been navigating a delicate political landscape, balancing Cambodia's neutrality with surrounding communist influences. The failure of the assassination plot underscored the increasingly volatile relationships between the nations in the region.
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