Nguyễn Văn Trỗi
Nguyen Van Troi | |
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Lahir | (1940-02-01)1 Februari 1940 Quảng Nam, Annam, Indochina Prancis |
Meninggal | 15 Oktober 1964(1964-10-15) (umur 24) Saigon, Vietnam Selatan |
Hukuman kriminal | Hukuman mati oleh regu tembak |
Alasan | Upaya pembunuhan |
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Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1 Februari 1940 – 15 Oktober 1964)[1] – adalah seorang patriot Việt Cộng (Front Pembebasan Nasional). Ia dikenal setelah ditangkap oleh pasukan Vietnam Selatan saat berniat untuk membunuh Menteri Pertahanan Amerika Serikat Robert McNamara dan Duta Besar Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. yang mengunjungi Vietnam Selatan pada Mei 1964.[2]
Referensi
- ^ Staff report (16 October 1964). "Another Nasty Stunt." Diarsipkan 2011-05-22 di Wayback Machine. Time (only available online for subscribers). The article describes Trỗi as aged 17 at the time of his execution, although other sources cite 1940 as his year of birth, making him 24 years old at death, which may be more likely given he was married at the time of his death, although the exact year or date of his birth may never be known.
- ^ Greene, Felix Greene (1966). Vietnam! Vietnam! In photographs and text. Palo Alto, California: Fulton Publishing Company, LCCN 66-28359[halaman dibutuhkan]