# Michael Forrestal

> Michael Vincent Forrestal was one of the leading aides to McGeorge Bundy, the National Security Advisor of President John F. Kennedy. He was seen as a pivotal figure in the changing of U.S. foreign policy, including recommending support for the coup d'état that deposed the first president of South Vietnam, Ngô Đình Diệm.

*American government official during the Vietnam War era*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Lawyer
- **Category:** Lawyers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1927-11-26
- **Died:** 1989-01-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-relations

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [مايكل فوريستال](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84)
- [Michael Forrestal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Forrestal)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15453639)

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