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Today in History: Nguyen Cao Ky ousts General Dinh over uprising

5/15/2026

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On 15 May, South Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky, dissatisfied with Lieutenant General Tôn That Dính’s handling of the 1966 Buddhist uprising in the I Corps region, ordered air and ground forces to strike Dính’s troops, forcing the general’s removal from command.

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On 15 May, South Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky, dissatisfied with Lieutenant General Tôn That Dính’s handling of the 1966 Buddhist uprising in the I Corps region, ordered air and ground forces to strike Dính’s troops, forcing the general’s removal from command.