Lucien Conein
Lucien Conein | |
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Lucien Conein in uniform when awarded the French Legion of Honour, 3 December 1947 | |
| Born | November 29, 1919 |
| Died | June 3, 1998 (aged 78) |
| Buried | |
| Allegiance | France United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
| Service number | 01 322 769 |
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| Spouses | Marian Marshall
(m. 1941; div. 1942)Gwendolyn Axsom
(m. 1943; div. 1943)Monique Denise Pierre Veber
(m. 1946; div. 1947)Carmen Askisson
(m. 1952; div. 1957)Elyette Brochot (m. 1958) |
Lucien Emile "Lou" Conein (/koˈniːn/ (co-NEEN)) (November 19, 1919 – June 3, 1998) 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.