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|fullname = Ngô Đình Nhu | |fullname = Ngô Đình Nhu | ||
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|type of villain = Corrupt Official | |type of villain = Corrupt Official | ||
|goals = Enforce the rule of his brother (successful until 1963)<br>Supress the Buddhists (partially successful)<br>Assassinate Norodom Sihanouk (failed)<br>Assassinate Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (failed) | |goals = Enforce the rule of his brother (successful until 1963)<br>Supress the Buddhists (partially successful)<br>Assassinate Norodom Sihanouk (failed)<br>Assassinate Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (failed) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>Mass repression<br>[[Torture]]<br>Extortion<br>Embezzlement<br>[[State terrorism]]<br>[[Censorship]] | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Hate Speech|Hate speech]]<br>Mass repression<br>[[Torture]]<br>Extortion<br>[[Embezzlement]]<br>[[State terrorism]]<br>[[Censorship]]<br>Attacks on the South Vietnamese pagoda<br>[[Vandalism]]<br>[[Terrorism]] | ||
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}} | }}'''Ngô Đình Nhu''' (listen; 7 October 1910 – 2 November 1963; baptismal name Jacob) was a Vietnamese archivist and politician. He was the younger brother and chief political advisor of South Vietnam's first president, [[Ngô Đình Diệm]]. Although he held no formal executive position, he wielded immense unofficial power, exercising personal command of both the ARVN Special Forces (a paramilitary unit which served as the Ngô family's ''de facto'' private army) and the Cần Lao political apparatus (also known as the Personalist Labor Party) which served as the regime's ''de facto'' [[secret police]]. | ||
'''Ngô Đình Nhu''' (listen; 7 October 1910 – 2 November 1963; baptismal name Jacob) was a Vietnamese archivist and politician. He was the younger brother and chief political advisor of South Vietnam's first president, [[Ngô Đình Diệm]]. Although he held no formal executive position, he wielded immense unofficial power, exercising personal command of both the ARVN Special Forces (a paramilitary unit which served as the Ngô family's ''de facto'' private army) and the Cần Lao political apparatus (also known as the Personalist Labor Party) which served as the regime's ''de facto'' [[secret police]]. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Nhu's family originated from the central Vietnamese village of Phú Cam. His family had served as mandarins in the imperial court in Huế. His father, Ngô Đình Khả, was a counselor to Emperor Thành Thái during the French colonisation. After the French deposed the emperor on the pretext of insanity, Khả retired in protest and became a farmer. Nhu was the fourth of six sons, born in 1910. | Nhu's family originated from the central Vietnamese village of Phú Cam. His family had served as mandarins in the imperial court in Huế. His father, Ngô Đình Khả, was a counselor to Emperor Thành Thái during the French colonisation. After the French deposed the emperor on the pretext of insanity, Khả retired in protest and became a farmer. Nhu was the fourth of six sons, born in 1910. | ||
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During this time, his wife Madame Nhu, who was a defacto first lady due to Diem's bachelor life, inflamed the situation by mockingly applauding the suicides of Thích Quảng Đức and others, referring to them as "barbeques" while Nhu stated "if the Buddhists want to have another barbeque, I will be glad to supply the gasoline". | During this time, his wife Madame Nhu, who was a defacto first lady due to Diem's bachelor life, inflamed the situation by mockingly applauding the suicides of Thích Quảng Đức and others, referring to them as "barbeques" while Nhu stated "if the Buddhists want to have another barbeque, I will be glad to supply the gasoline". | ||
Over time, relations with the United States decayed. The Americans wanted Nhu removed, believing he was alienating the populace and hindering the war effort. Aid to the Special Forces was to be withheld unless they were used to fight rather than attack dissidents. Nhu accused the Americans of “destroying the psychology of our country” and called Henry Cabot Lodge a “man of no morality | Over time, relations with the United States decayed. The Americans wanted Nhu removed, believing he was alienating the populace and hindering the war effort. Aid to the Special Forces was to be withheld unless they were used to fight rather than attack dissidents. Nhu accused the Americans of “destroying the psychology of our country” and called Henry Cabot Lodge a “man of no morality". | ||
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