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Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngô Đình Diệm
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President of the Republic of Vietnam
In office
26 October 1955 – 1 November 1963
Preceded by Position created
Bảo Đại as Chief of the State of Vietnam
Succeeded by Dương Văn Minh
Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam
In office
26 June 1954 – 26 October 1955
Preceded by Prince Bửu Lộc
Succeeded by none
Personal details
Born (1901-01-03)3 January 1901
Quảng Bình, French Indochina
Died 2 November 1963(1963-11-02) (aged 62)
Saigon, South Vietnam
Political party Cần Lao
Relations Ngô Đình Khả (father)
Ngô Đình Khôi (brother)
Ngô Đình Thục (brother)
Ngô Đình Nhu (brother)
Ngô Đình Cẩn (brother)
Ngô Đình Luyện (brother)
Education School of Public Administration and Law
Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngô Đình Diệm (Vietnamese pronunciation: [ŋo ɗîn jiə̂ˀm]; About this sound listen; About this sound listen  (3 January 1901 – 2 November 1963) was a South Vietnamese politician. A former mandarin of the Nguyễn dynasty, he was named Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam by Head of State Bảo Đại in 1954. In October 1955, after winning a heavily rigged referendum, he deposed Bảo Đại and established the first Republic of Vietnam (RVN), with himself as president. He was a leader of the Catholic element and was opposed by Buddhists. In November 1963, after constant Buddhist protests and non-violent resistance, Diệm was assassinated, along with his brother, Ngô Đình Nhu, by Nguyễn Văn Nhung, the aide of the leader of The Army of Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) General Dương Văn Minh during a coup d’état. The assassination led to the end of the U.S.-Diệm alliance and the collapse of his regime as well as the first Republic of Vietnam.


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