Interview: Stanley Karnow discusses the life of former South Vietnamese leader Nguyen Van Thieu, who died last night at the age of 78

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Interview: Stanley Karnow discusses the life of former South Vietnamese leader Nguyen Van Thieu, who died last night at the age of 78

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This is WEEKEND ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Lynn Neary, sitting in for Lisa Simeone.

Nguyen Van Thieu, the man who led South Vietnam from 1965 to 1975, has died. A French-trained military officer, Thieu presided over the country during the war with North Vietnamese communists. The United States sent half a million American soldiers and lost 60,000 of ...

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