Ngo Dinh Can
Politician, Family member
1911 – 1964
Who was Ngo Dinh Can?
Ngô Đình Cẩn was a younger brother and confidant of South Vietnam's first president, Ngô Đình Diệm and an important member of the Diệm government. Diệm put Cẩn in charge of central Vietnam, stretching from Phan Thiết in the south to the border at the 17th parallel, with Cẩn ruling the region as a virtual dictator. Based in the former imperial capital of Huế, Cẩn operated private armies and secret police that controlled the central region and earned himself a reputation as the most oppressive of the Ngô brothers.
In his youth, Cẩn was a follower of the nationalist Phan Bội Châu. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, he worked to organise support for Diệm as various Vietnamese groups and international powers sought to stamp their authority over Vietnam. Cẩn, who succeeded in eliminating alternative nationalist opposition in central Vietnam, became the warlord of the region when his brother became president of the southern half of the partitioned nation in 1955. He became notorious for his involvement in smuggling and corruption, as well as his autocratic rule. Cẩn was regarded as an effective leader against the Viet Cong communist insurgency, which was much weaker in central Vietnam than in other parts of South Vietnam. His Popular Force militia was regarded by US officials in central Vietnam as a successful counter to the communists.
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- Born
- 1911
Vietnam - Also known as
- Cậu Út Trầu
- Cậu Cẩn
- Cậu Cố
- Ông Cố vấn chỉ đạo
- Lãnh chúa miền Trung
- Bạo chúa miền Trung
- Ụt Cẩn
- Siblings
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Profession
- Died
- May 9, 1964
Ho Chi Minh City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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