Editing Dương Văn Minh (section)

===Khánh prevails===
{{Main|December 1964 South Vietnamese coup}}
Khánh and a group of younger officers decided to forcibly retire officers with more than 25 years of service, such as Minh and the other generals deposed in Khánh's January coup; nominally this was because they thought them to be lethargic and ineffective, but tacitly, and far more importantly, because they were potential rivals for power.<ref name=mo769>Moyar (2004), p. 769</ref> According to Khánh and the Young Turks, this older group was led by Minh and had been crafting plots with the Buddhists to regain power.<ref name=k398/><ref name=versus/>

Sửu's signature was required to pass the ruling, but he referred the matter to the HNC,<ref name=versus>{{cite magazine|title=South Viet Nam: The U.S. v. the Generals|date=1 January 1965|magazine=Time}}</ref> which turned down the request.<ref name=m344>Moyar (2006), p. 344</ref> On 19 December, the generals dissolved the HNC; several of its members, other politicians and student leaders were arrested,<ref name=versus/><ref name=s294>Shaplen, p. 294</ref> while Minh and the other older generals were arrested and flown to [[Pleiku]], and later removed from the military.<ref name=k398/>