'BIG MINH' TAKES POWER IN SOUTH VIETNAM
Saigon, South Vietnam (JFK+50) Days following the coup that resulted in the death of President Ngo Dinh Diem, General Duong Van Minh*, leader of the Revolutionary Military Committee, took over leadership of South Vietnam.
JFK+50 NOTE
Nguen Ngoc, a Buddhist, became premier of South Vietnam after the coup but the Revolutionary Military Committee, led by Minh, held the real power.
*Duong Van Minh, aka 'Big Minh,' (1916-2001) was born in South Vietnam & ruled the country for 3 months after the November 1963 coup. DVM was known as 'Big Minh' because he was 6 feet tall & weighed 198 pounds.
SOURCE
" General Minh Takes Over In South Vietnam," JFK+50, November 6, 2011, www.jfk50.blogspot.com/
Portrait of Duong Van Minh
1964
"The Republic of Vietnam"
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