Trần Văn Chương (; 2 June 1898 – 24 July 1986 He eventually became South Vietnam's ambassador to the United States, but resigned in protest and denounced his government's anti-Buddhist policies after the Xá Lợi Pagoda raids. He proclaimed there was “not one chance in a hundred for victory” over the Communists with his daughter and her husband and brother-in-law in power.
1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état
On 1 November 1963, Chương's son-in-law Ngô Đình Nhu and Nhu's brother, President Ngô Đình Diệm were assassinated in a coup d'état led by General Dương Văn Minh. Chương's daughter, Ngô Đình Nhu's wife, Madame Nhu (1924–2011), was in Beverly Hills, California, at the time of the coup.
Death
Chương and his wife remained in the United States in Washington, D.C. On 24 July 1986, their strangled bodies were found at their home. Their son, Trần Văn Khiêm, was accused but found incompetent to stand trial. The remains of Chương and his wife were interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.
References
External links
- "Former Saigon Envoy And Wife Found Dead"
- "The Queen Bee", Time Magazine