[Wikipedia] May 26: Nguyen Ngoc Tho

   Nguyen Ngoc Tho was the first Prime Minister of South Vietnam, serving
   from November 1963 to late January 1964.  Tho was appointed to head a
   civilian cabinet by General Duong Van Minh's military junta, which
   came to power after overthrowing and assassinating Ngo Dinh Diem, the
   nation's first president.  Tho's rule was marked by a period of
   confusion and weak government, as the Military Revolutionary Council
   and the civilian cabinet vied for power.  Tho oversaw South Vietnam's
   failed land reform policy, and was accused of lacking vigour in
   implementing the program because he was a large landowner.  He was
   noted for his faithful support of Diem during the Buddhist crisis that
   ended the rule of the Ngo family.  Despite being a Buddhist, Tho
   staunchly defended the regime's pro-Catholic policies and its violent
   actions against the Buddhist majority.  Tho lost his job and retired
   from politics when Minh's junta was deposed in a January 1964 coup by
   General Nguyen Khanh.

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