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[edit] 1964 coup
This article is contradictory with the article about Duong Van Minh. The latter states that the coup was in Jannuary, not in August. 193.171.121.30 17:44, 18 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] POV
An anonymous user just removed this paragraph (citing POV). I'm just putting it here in case someone wants to do something with it.
- General Khanh continues to believe strongly in democracy, and liberty for the people of Vietnam. He campaigns for peace and strongly feels that democracy cannot be developed without economic development which would be the condition for the national defense of Vietnam in the 21st Century.
--Taejo 17:56, 5 September 2005 (UTC)
- Well, is it true? Maybe it sould go back in? Jake b 05:14, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
-The above statement is true because he spoke about it at the speech at a U.S. University in Delaware.
The general has said he always believed strongly in peace for his country and that he feels that without peace Vietnam cannot be developed. http://www.udel.edu/PR/UpDate/94/31/10.html Bnguyen 05:38, 27 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Soditee Inc.
The article refers to Soditee Inc. I can't fine anything on the net about it. Anyone? Jake b 05:14, 27 June 2006 (UTC)
Here is the article that refers to Soditee Inc. http://www.udel.edu/PR/UpDate/94/31/10.html Bnguyen 14:11, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] ‘A Bag of Earth, A Promise To Keep’
General Nguyen Khanh former President of South Vietnam is a Democracy Activist and it is stated in this article below of his actions and dreams for Vietnam written by MIKE NALLY and presented by vietweeklỵcom. Bnguyen 11:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
He is 80 years old, his hair and wispy goatee are snow whitẹ But his eyes are still sharp, alert, inquisitive, and his manner is feistỵ
Gen. Nguyen Khanh was the man who overthrew the government of Gen. Duong “Big Minh” Van Minh in a coup on Jan. 20, 1964 in Saigon. The coup took place shortly after South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem was murdered. Saigon gained the reputation back then as the “double cross capital of the world.”
Khanh, who some critics labeled ruthless, shrewd, and unreliable, was head of state of South Vietnam until Feb. 25, 1965 when he was forced out of power and boarded a plane at Tan Son Nhat Airport. In an interview with Viet Weekly last Sunday at the Ramada Hotel in Garden Grove, Khanh looked back on his 40 years in exile
”I remember that day clearly when I left Saigon,” said Khanh. “I left my country in honor that day, not like Thieu who fled later. My cabinet, my troops, the whole diplomatic corps were there at the airport to bid me farewell.” Khanh paused and dramatically held up a clasped hand.
”I took with me in my hand on the departing plane a bag of sand, a bag of earth from the soil of a free South Vietnam. My Western hero had always been Gen. Douglas MacArthur who made the famous promise ‘I shall return’ after he lost a battle in the Philippines.”
Added Khanh: “I have a promise to keep — to return to a free and democratic Vietnam.” That day might be very soon. Khanh, who is a close adviser to the Government of Free Vietnam organization, still travels widely all across the United States and Europe .He has an upcoming trip to New Zealand and Australia for the first time .
In the fall months, he plans a trip to Southeast Asia, or even Vietnam? Khanh smiled evasively and said, “We just say Southeast Asia” Khanh has many things to say about Vietnam. He is critical of corruption in Hanoi “I know of at least 10 people there (Hanoi) who line their pockets with more than one billion ỤS. dollars.” He estimated that “viet kieu,” or overseas Vietnamese, last year sent back to Vietnam somewhere in the equivalent of $4 billion.
But at the same time, he expressed his contempt for money in explaining his roots and influences in his life: “My real mother (not stepmother) was the strongest influence in my life She grew up in France, a free spirit, fiercely independent, she wanted to drive her own car ... she could not live the life of a traditional married woman in Vietnam.” His parents divorced when he was a young boy at age 5 or 6. His grandfather and father were very wealthy, so Khanh and his brother did not lack for anything. “Money meant nothing to me”
Khanh said his grandfather built more than Buddhist pagodas in and around the province of Travinh, his home town. Khanh took credit for protecting the life of Ngo Dinh Diem, who was Catholic, back in 1960. Khanh, who maintains a number of friends who are Catholic priests, visited the Vatican in 1991. But Khanh felt slighted — being a former head of state — that Pope John Paul II did not grant him a private audience Khanh refused a general audience, so did not see the pope. Khanh did meet the Archbishop of Dalat while in Italỵ The archbishop recognized Khanh and asked him, “Do you still have that bag of earth from South Vietnam?” Indeed he did, Khanh told the Archbishop. The archbishop asked Khanh what he thought of the new pope from Germanỵ Germany So what?” shrugged Khanh. “The last pope was from Poland. The Vatican needs a strong leader. That’s it.” What did Khanh think of former Air Vice Marshall Nguyen Cao Ky, the flamboyant pilot — once Khanh’s protégé — who replaced him as prime minister? Khanh’s jaw tightened, and he drew himself foward in a godfatherly manner.
”Look. What happened, that was just business. Personal betrayal I can understand. But never betrayal of one’s people you serve, or your country,” Khanh said. Asked if he was worried about China and Vietnam, Khanh exclaimed, “Very much! China presents Vietnam with a very big problem. China is taking over Vietnam ... from Cholon, where there are rich Chinese, to Haiphong. They are everywhere now with their product. My wife is from the North, people there resent China more than the South feared the viet cong. The Chinese are invaders — like any other foreigners — to fight.
We must stop the Chinese You know the dikes built on the Red River? If they break, what happens? A flood!” But then paradoxically, Khanh admitted he had visited Beijing back in 1991 and the Communist government there had treated him deferentially, like a visiting head of state That, of course, was nearly 15 years ago Times have changed. Khanh had talked with the ỤS. ambassador to Vietnam when he visited San Francisco The ambassador promised Khanh that the ỤS. would protect Vietnam from China, and Vietnam in turn would let the ỤS. use any of its ports for warships.
Khanh sat back in his chair, piqued, “China believes it is the center of the universe Look at its flag: one big star surrounded by satellite stars. Arrogant!”
As for Vietnam, Khanh believes big changes are coming soon. He cited technological advances that are opening up an oppressive regime Hanoi must change, or like “old wine, be thrown out.”
hanh also is confident that within 10 or 15 years, his years of exile will be over.ª °Send your feedback of this article to comments@vietweeklỵcom.Bnguyen 11:31, 2 July 2007 (UTC)
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[edit] Political career
This article is contradictory ("bloodless military coup d'etat") with the article about Nguyen Van Nhung. The latter states that "Following a coup against Nhung's leader Minh a few months later in early 1964 by Nguyen Khanh, Nhung was himself executed [...]". JohnHarris (talk) 02:03, 13 January 2008 (UTC)
