sentences:  Khánh participated in the 1963 South Vietnamese coup that deposed Diệm, playing a minor role, although he claimed to be a key player.Khánh expected a large reward, but the junta instead sidelined him, excluding him from the twelve-man Military Revolutionary Council.In mid-December he was moved from the II Corps in the Central Highlands to the command of the I Corps based around Huế and Da Nang in the far north of the Republic of Vietnam.