Đặng Sỹ, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Đặng Sỹ

South Vietnamese military officer

Date of Birth: 29-Jul-1929

Date of Death: 11-Nov-2006

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Vietnam

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Đặng Sỹ

  • Major Matthew Sy Dang, (Vietnamese: Matheo Ð?ng S?; July 29, 1929 – November 11, 2006) was an officer in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam.
  • He acquired a degree of infamy for ordering his soldiers to open fire on a crowd of Buddhists demonstrating against a ban on the Buddhist flag, leading to the Hu? Vesak shootings in which nine people died.
  • This sparked the Buddhist crisis and downfall of Ngô Ðình Di?m.

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