Witness History
Witness History
The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
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November 22, 2017
9 minutes
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The president of South Vietnam was overthrown and murdered in a coup in November 1963 - with the support of the American government.
Lucy Burns speaks to Ngo Dinh Diem's niece Elisabeth Nguyen Thi Thu Hong, and American official Rufus Phillips.
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