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...e something of a national identity. Under the French administration, the [[Montagnard]] tribal groups of the Central Highlands had been fairly autonomous; his la

...s well as refugees from the North, into "land development centers" in the Montagnard areas. He intended to assimilate the unwilling tribes, a point of ethnic re

...tism was spreading from Saigon to the countryside, and was aggravated by a Montagnard revolt on September 20. No clear leadership was emerging.

...Khe Sanh was the seat of government of Huong Hoa district, an area of Bru Montagnard villages and coffee plantations, situated about seven miles from the Laotia ...ase) by way of a hidden trail. The Special Forces of FOB 3 also used Bru (Montagnard) troops in their CIDG (Civilian Irregular Defense Group) program, and were

...The CIDG (Civilian Irregular Defense Groups) program was created for the Montagnard peoples in the sparsely populated mountainous areas of the Central Highland

...he majority [[Vietnamese Buddhism|Buddhists]] and minorities such as the [[Montagnard]]s, [[Cao Dai]], and [[Hoa Hao]]. These conflicts were exploited, initially ...s had paramilitary groups that affected the political process; while the [[Montagnard]] ethnic groups wanted autonomy for their region. [[William Colby]] (then c

...s had paramilitary groups that affected the political process; while the [[Montagnard]] ethnic groups wanted autonomy for their region. [[William Colby]] (then c ...he majority [[Vietnamese Buddhism|Buddhists]] and minorities such as the [[Montagnard]]s, [[Cao Dai]], and [[Hoa Hao]]. These conflicts were exploited, initially

Under the French, the Montagnard tribes of the Central Highlands had had autonomy from the lowland colonial

...=book_result&resnum=3&ct=result#PPA32,M1}}, pp. 30-31</ref> and around 400 Montagnard irregulars, with their families.

...led by [[Vo Nguyen Giap]], who recruited both from ethnic Vietnamese and [[Montagnard]]s. <ref>Hammer, pp. 97-98</ref>

...xist in the North. In the early 60s, NLF political organizers went to the Montagnard ares in the Central Highlands, and worked both to increase alienation from

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