Ngô Đình Khôi

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Ngô Đình Khôi (* 1885 ; † August 1945 ) was a Vietnamese Catholic politician in the imperial administration in French Indochina during the colonial period. He was killed by the Viet Minh during the August Revolution . As head of state, his brother Ngô Đình Diệm determined the fate of South Vietnam during the Vietnam War .

origin

Ngo Dinh Khoi was born into the influential mandarin family in Annam . Ngo Dinh Khoi was the son of the prominent mandarin Ngo Dinh Kha , who was Chancellor and head of the Ministry of Rites at the court of Emperor Thành Thái , part of the society's elite. He completed his education at the Imperial Court School in Hue. After completing his training, he received a post at the Ministry of Defense as a protégé of the Minister Nguyễn Hữu Bài .

Political career

In 1916 Ngo Dinh Khoi was appointed head of the Regency Council at the imperial court. In 1917 he was sent to the country as head of Phu Cat District in Binh Dinh Province. This was followed by another district post in another province. After his sponsor Nguyen Huu Bai was promoted to prime minister, Ngo Dinh Khoi quickly made a career in the government apparatus of the state. In 1919 he became a provincial judge in Phu Yen. In 1920 he was seconded to be the director of finance for Binh Dinh Province. In 1926 he became lieutenant governor and finally in 1930 governor of Quang Ngai Province . In 1933 his jurisdiction as governor was extended to include several provinces in central Vietnam.

During the Second World War, the colony moved more and more into the orbit of the Japanese war party. Ngo Dinh Khoi was very close to the Japanese troops, so his son worked for the Japanese government representative in Hue. With his connections to the Japanese, he protected the political organization of his brother Ngo Dinh Diem from serious sanctions by the remaining French colonial authorities. In the course of the disempowerment of the French colonial administration by the Japanese, Ngo Dinh Khoi organized a successful campaign in March 1945 to remove the pro-French Prime Minister Phạm Quỳnh .

death

Ngo Dinh Khoi was murdered by the Viet Minh during the August Revolution. This happened as part of a planned action to eliminate potential political opponents. The Viet Minh justified the violence with the collaboration with Japan through his continued political activity and also burned his house to send a public signal.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Spencer C. Tucker (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. 2nd edition, Volume I, Santa Barbara, 2011, p. 810
  2. ↑ Michael C. Howard: Textiles and Clothing of Việt Nam: A History. Jefferson, 2016 p. 93
  3. ↑ Spencer C. Tucker (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War. 2nd edition, Volume I, Santa Barbara, 2011, p. 810
  4. ^ KW Taylor: A History of the Vietnamese. Cambridge, 2013, p. 529
  5. ↑ Stein Tonnesson: The Vietnamese Revolution of 1945. London, 1991, Reprint 1993, p. 284
  6. ↑ Christopher Goscha: Vietnam - A New History. New York, 2016, p. 207
  7. ^ Ross Marlay, Clark D. Neher: Patriots and Tyrants: Ten Asian Leaders. Lanham, 1999, p. 120
personal data
SURNAME Ngô, Đình Khôi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Vietnamese Catholic politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1885
DATE OF DEATH August 1945