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Ngo Dinh Diem: see Diem, Ngo Dinh Diem, Ngo Dinh (nō dĭn dyĕm), 1901–63, president of South Vietnam (1955–63). ..... Click the link for more information. . Ngo Dinh Diem(born Jan. 3, 1901, Quang Binh province, Viet.—died Nov. 2, 1963, Cho Lon, S.Viet.) President of South Vietnam (1955–63). Of noble birth, Diem was on friendly terms with the Vietnamese imperial family and served as Emperor Bao Dai's minister of the interior (1933), but he resigned when the French would not accept his legislative reforms. He turned down an invitation to join Ho Chi Minh's forces and lived in self-imposed exile until invited back in 1954 by Bao Dai to serve as prime minister of South Vietnam. In 1955 he ousted the emperor and made himself president. He refused to carry out elections mandated by the Geneva Accords of 1954, ruled autocratically, and showed preference to fellow Roman Catholics in an overwhelmingly Buddhist country. An unpopular leader, Diem was assassinated by his generals in 1963. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cast amid competing agents, a jaded general, a Catholic Bishop, Buddhist monks, a beautiful Vietnamese woman, an alluring Southern belle and more, he strives to keep afloat of turbulent events as the assassination of President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother lead to full-scale war. His belief that Ngo Dinh Diem was really getting close to achieving a negotiated settlement with the Communists in 1963, shortly before the coup that overthrew him (pp. The South's President, Ngo Dinh Diem, rejects elections, backed by the U. |
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