This man's regime was the subject of the cognitively dissonant Krulak-Mendenhall Report, and much of his Independence Palace was destroyed when two pilots abandoned their mission and attacked him instead.
This man's regime was the subject of the cognitively dissonant Krulak-Mendenhall Report, and much of his Independence Palace was destroyed when two pilots abandoned their mission and attacked him instead. On Double Seven Day, agents of this man attacked a group of reporters including Malcolm Browne, who had notably documented one of his opponents. A close relationship with this leader led Frederick Nolting to be replaced by (*) Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., who received Cable 243 in reference to him. This figure's sister-in-law pushed for puritanical "Morality Measures," while a conflict over flag displays on Vesak and this man's fervent Catholicism led to the Xa Loi Pagoda raids conducted by his opium-addicted secret police chief brother, Nhu. Wresting power from Bao Dai and ruling until his CIA-backed ARVN assassination, for 10 points, identify this evil mofo who led South Vietnam from 1955-1963.
This man's regime was the subject of the cognitively dissonant Krulak-Mendenhall Report, and much of his Independence Palace was destroyed when two pilots abandoned their mission and attacked him instead.
Ngo Dinh Diem