Strategic Hamlet Program

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf counterinsurgency program
gptkbp:advisorTo gptkb:Robert_Thompson
gptkbp:aimsTo isolate rural population from Viet Cong
gptkbp:beganIn 1962
gptkbp:criticizedFor gptkb:migration
corruption
ineffectiveness
alienating rural population
gptkbp:endDate 1964
gptkbp:failedBecause Viet Cong infiltration
lack of local support
poor implementation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Strategic Hamlet Program
gptkbp:implementedIn South Vietnam
gptkbp:launched Ngo Dinh Diem
gptkbp:method militia training
fortification of hamlets
relocation of villagers
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:replacedBy New Life Hamlet Program
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ngo_Dinh_Diem_government
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7