1963 South Vietnamese coup (1963 AD)
1963 South Vietnamese coup (25px|border Republic of Vietnam Military Forces rebels & 25px|border Joint General Staff & 25px|border Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels & 25px 5th Division & 25px I Corps & 25px III Corps & 25px & 25px|border Republic of Vietnam Marine Division & 25px|border Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division & 25px Republic of Vietnam Air Force rebels vs National Assembly & 25px|border Ministry of National Defense & 25px|border ARVN loyalists & Presidential Guard & Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces & 25px Republic of Vietnam Navy & 25px Republic of Vietnam Air Force & 23px|border Cần Lao Party) took place in 1963 AD during Chinese Civil War.
Battle facts
- Year: 1963 AD
- Date: 1963-11-01
- Era: Contemporary
- Conflict: Chinese Civil War
- Side A: 25px|border Republic of Vietnam Military Forces rebels, 25px|border Joint General Staff, 25px|border Army of the Republic of Vietnam rebels, 25px 5th Division, 25px I Corps, 25px III Corps, 25px, 25px|border Republic of Vietnam Marine Division, 25px|border Republic of Vietnam Airborne Division, 25px Republic of Vietnam Air Force rebels
- Side B: National Assembly, 25px|border Ministry of National Defense, 25px|border ARVN loyalists, Presidential Guard, Army of the Republic of Vietnam Special Forces, 25px Republic of Vietnam Navy, 25px Republic of Vietnam Air Force, 23px|border Cần Lao Party
- Commanders (A): Trần Văn Đôn, Dương Văn Minh, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Lê Văn Kim, Tôn Thất Đính
- Commanders (B): Ngô Đình Diệm, Ngô Đình Nhu, Ngô Đình Cẩn, Huỳnh Văn Cao, Bùi Dzinh
- Casualties: approx. 5 dead
46 wounded9 dead
44 wounded
2 prisoners
- Outcome: Military Revolutionary Council takes power; political prisoners released
Establishment of the provisional government
Ngô Đình Diệm and Nhu (brother) arrested and assassinated, Lê Quang Tung and Hồ Tấn
- Coordinates: 10.785°, 106.703°
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