The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem
- Author
- BBC World Service
- Published
- Wed 22 Nov 2017
- Episode Link
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csvtxy
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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