Ngo Dinh Diem
South Vietnamese politician; President of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963
Ngo Dinh Diem or Ngô Đình Diệm (/djɛm/[1] or /ziːm/;[2] 3 January 1901 – 2 November 1963) was the first President of South Vietnam. Unlike most people in Vietnam, he was a Catholic.
Ngô Đình Diệm | |
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| President of the Republic of Vietnam | |
| In office 26 October 1955 – 2 November 1963 | |
| Preceded by | None |
| Succeeded by | Dương Văn Minh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1901 Huế, French Indochina |
| Died | 2 November 1963 (aged 62) Saigon, South Vietnam |
| Political party | Front of National Salvation |
| Spouse(s) | None |
Death
changeAfter he kept favoring people of his religion, he and his brother were arrested and killed on 2 November 1963 by the non-communist South Việtnamese army during the Buddhist crisis. The army then set up a military dictatorship.
References
change- ↑ British Pathé – "New York Hails Vietnam's President Diem (1957)"
- ↑ HALL, M. Clement (28 October 2009). VIET NAM 1963 Memoirs of a Civil Surgeon. Lulu.com. ISBN 9780557141838 – via Google Books.
Other websites
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- JFK and the Diệm Coup - Provided by the National Security Archive.
- Diệm Biography Archived 2007-04-02 at the Wayback Machine From Spartacus Educational
- Photos of Diệm's family Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine