Lucien Conein
French-American soldier, spy, businessman and DEA operative / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucien Emile "Lou" Conein (/koˈniːn/ (co-NEEN)[2]) (29 November 1919 – 3 June 1998)[3] was a French-American citizen, noted U.S. Army officer and OSS/CIA operative. Conein is best known for his instrumental role in the November 1963 coup against Ngô Đình Diệm and Diệm's assassination by serving as Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.'s liaison officer with the coup plotters and delivering $42,000 of the known cash disbursements.[4]
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Lucien Conein | |
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Born | (1919-11-29)November 29, 1919 Paris, France |
Died | June 3, 1998(1998-06-03) (aged 78) Suburban Hospital Bethesda, Maryland |
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Allegiance | France United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Service number | 01 322 769 [1] |
Awards | Bronze Star Medal |
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