Châu Đốc massacre
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| Location | An Giang Province of South Vietnam |
| Date | July 11, 1957 |
| Target | Civilians in a town bar |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 17[1][2] |
| Perpetrators | Anti-government insurgents |
The Châu Đốc massacre was the July 11, 1957 killing of 17 people in the small town of
An Giang Province, near the border with Cambodia, in what was then known as South Vietnam
. The killings were part of a low-level campaign targeting South Vietnamese officials.
Background
Thousands of
Cao Đài
sects.
Bar killings
As part of the violence against the
Hòa Hảo sect.[5] While urban Vietnamese did not take these claims seriously, the more rural a person was the more superstitious they were and the more likely they would believe that the murders would grant special powers.[5][unreliable source?
]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Joes 2001, p. 50
- ^ a b Langer 2005, p. 52
- ^ Pentagon 1971, pp. 314–346
- ^ a b Beaver Valley Times 1957, p. 36
- ^ a b c Times-News 1957, p. Cover
References
- "Supernatural for murder promised". Beaver Valley Times. Beaver, Pennsylvania. August 16, 1957. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
- Joes, Anthony James (2001). The war for South Viet Nam, 1954–1975 (2001 ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-275-96806-9. - Total pages: 199
- Langer, Howard (2005). The Vietnam War: an encyclopedia of quotations (2005 ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-32143-6. - Total pages: 413
- Pentagon (1971). "Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam, 1954–1960". Pentagon Papers. 1 Chapter 5 (Section 3). Beacon Press: 314–346. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
- Times-News (August 17, 1957). "Supernatural Awards said promised Viet Nam people for following red dogma". Times-News. Hendersonville, North Carolina. Retrieved May 26, 2010.
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