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Lucien Conein

French-born OSS/CIA/DEA operative

  • Fame45.8
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia1.7K
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Lived 1919–1998, aged 79France
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    7 languages
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  • Era
    1919–1998
    Aged 79
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Updated 2026-08-12

Lucien Emile "Lou" Conein 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 with the coup plotters, a role he came to regret.

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Source confidence45.0
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