Who led the bloodless coup that put Tôn Thất Đính under house arrest?
Ngô Đình Diệm
Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
Nguyễn Khánh
Answer
General Nguyễn Khánh led the bloodless coup that resulted in Tôn Thất Đính and his colleagues being put under house arrest. They were falsely accused of promoting a neutralist plot, but eventually allowed to resume their military service in meaningless desk jobs.
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