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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Ngo Dinh Diem
1901–1963Modern HistoryVietnam
He was America's chosen leader in South Vietnam — installed with CIA support, protected for years, and then removed in a coup the CIA also helped organise.
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Nicolaus Copernicus
1473–1543Medieval PeriodPoland
He spent decades developing a model of the solar system with the Earth moving round the Sun, delayed publishing it for years out of fear, and died days after the first copies arrived.
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