Word: diem
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Three Strongmen. For the living, there remained the task of putting together a government. Premier Nguyen Ngoc Tho, Diem's longtime Vice President, appointed nine civilian ministers -mostly nonpolitical civil servants in the old regime. To counsel Tho's government, the brass named a 15-man "Council of Sages," including business and professional leaders. But it is the military that is running the country. Lieut. General Tran Van Don, 46, the polished, French-schooled staff officer who helped mastermind the coup, was appointed Defense Minister. Major General Ton That Dinh, 36, the aggressive, vain commander of the Saigon...
...neutralists." Before the week was out, the regime lifted martial law and censorship. First to recognize South Viet Nam's new government were Malaysia and Thailand, followed by Great Britain and the U.S., which also prepared to restore a $12 million-a-month import aid program suspended under Diem...
...betting that, for at least half a year or so, the generals will stand together, and there are high hopes for a more vigorous, more efficient pursuit of the war against the Communists, with more autonomy for local commanders than allowed by Diem. Said Big Minh: "Our main problem is to make the population happy. This and the military problem are intertwined. If the population does not feel protected, it will go over to the Viet Cong...
...ordered a new corps commander into the Mekong Delta, also replaced three division chiefs. Said one pleased American adviser: "They are putting some young tigers out there." Red North Viet Nam's radio charged that "U.S. imperialists schemed through the recent coup to replace the inefficient Ngo Dinh Diem clique by other henchmen who can serve more effectively their aggressive war." It was a handsome testimonial from the enemy...
...Diem's eldest brother, Ngo Dinh Thuc, 66, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hue, was in Rome attending the Ecumenical Council. Another brother, Ngo Dinh Luyen, 49, was in London, where he resigned as Ambassador to the Court of St. James's. Diem's 92-year-old mother remained in Saigon, unmolested...