Ngo Dinh Diem's Assassination
Who was behind the killing of Ngo Dinh Diem?
4.7 (38)
41 mins
Uncover the 1963 assassination of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem, overthrown by his own military after growing unrest and opposition to his rule. Discover how political tensions, U.S. involvement, and internal dissent culminated in a coup that reshaped Vietnam’s future.
Ep 1:
A Monk's Rosary, A President's Fate
Before the generals and the CIA, there was a devout man torn between monastery and palace—trace Ngo Dinh Diem's path from Benedictine dreams and exile to a fraudulent presidency and rising resentment.
Ep 2:
Green Lights and Burning Monks
As Buddhist monks burn and Washington fractures, a cryptic cable sets wheels in motion—generals plot, America hedges, and a counter-coup called Operation Bravo threatens to blow it all apart.
Discussions (5)
Wanda
Level 6 · 3 mo agoWorst Uber ride ever 😬
Marcos
Level 5 · 3 mo agoLodge is an absolute rat laa! Putting Diem on hold just to snitch his location to the CIA and then lying about the escape plane being in Guam. Proper snake behavior that. Blood on his fucking hands!
Rory
Level 2 · 3 mo agoNot to be the "tinfoil hat guy" here, but Lodge definitely leaked Diem's location to the CIA. having his own planes ready but telling him it would take 24 hours is a brutal betrayal...
