Word: cao
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...personally hostile and forever plotting to take over the reins of government himself. A private gang, the notorious Binh Xuyen, actually operated the national police, having bought the "concession" from Puppet Emperor Bao Dai for $1,000,000. On top of all this, two powerful quasi-religious sects, the Cao Dai and the Hoa Hao, controlled large parts of the countryside, opposing Diem's regime and enforcing their will with well-armed private armies of their...
Stealthily, South Vietnamese troops under Colonel Huynh Van Cao encircled the region, concealed themselves in the undergrowth and sat back to wait. Two days later, two Viet Cong reconnaissance patrols moved into the ambush, were quickly wiped out in a quick, murderous burst of machine-gun and rifle fire. This was just the beginning. As the heat of the day rose, it became clear that the main Communist force was walking into the same trap. In this group were at least 500 guerrillas, many of them youths in typical black peasant pajamas, obviously recruited from the local villages. Some carried...