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2 unusual facts about Nguyen Khanh


1964 Brinks Hotel bombing

The ambassador then angrily denounced the generals, and the next day advised General Nguyen Khanh, the president, to resign and go into exile, as he had lost Taylor's confidence.

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Despite this, he continued to collaborate with his former superiors, Lam Van Phat and Pham Ngoc Thao in the organisation of several coup attempts against the then military leader Nguyen Khanh on 19 February 1965.


December 1964 South Vietnamese coup

Before dawn on December 19, 1964, the ruling military junta of South Vietnam led by General Nguyen Khanh dissolved the High National Council (HNC) and arrested some of its members.

September 1964 South Vietnamese coup attempt

Before dawn on September 13, 1964, the ruling military junta of South Vietnam, led by General Nguyen Khanh, was threatened by a coup attempt headed by Generals Lam Van Phat and Duong Van Duc, who sent dissident units into the capital Saigon.


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BONUS: Video Clip: Nếu Điều Đó Xảy Ra (Đạo Diễn: Nguyễn Khanh, Kịch Bản: Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn) - Quang Lê, Minh Tuyết, Lương Tùng Quang, Mai Thiên Vân, Hương Thủy, Vũ Linh & Như Loan