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World Service,22 Nov 2017,9 mins

The Assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem

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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. Picture: Keystone/Getty Images

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