French-American soldier, spy, businessman and DEA operative
Lucien Conein
Lucien Conein in uniform
Born
(1919-11-29)November 29, 1919 Paris, France
Died
June 3, 1998(1998-06-03) (aged 78) Suburban Hospital Bethesda, Maryland
Buried
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
France United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Rank
Lieutenant colonel
Service number
01 322 769 [1]
Awards
Bronze Star Medal
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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^Weiner, Tim. "Lucien Conein, 79, Legendary Cold War Spy" (Obituary). New York Times (Jun. 7, 1998), sec. 1, p. 35. Archived from the original.
^Barnes, Bart. "Lucien E. Conein Dies at 79: Fabled Agent for OSS and CIA". The Washington Post, June 6, 1998. p. B6.
^Prados, John (5 Nov. 2003). JFK and the Diệm Coup. National Security Archive.
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