Ngo Dinh Diem
| Ngô Đình Diệm | |
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| President of the Republic of Vietnam | |
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In office 26 October 1955 – 1 November 1963 |
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| 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 | |
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In office 26 June 1954 – 26 October 1955 |
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| Preceded by | Prince Bửu Lộc |
| Succeeded by | none |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 January 1901 Quảng Bình, French Indochina |
| Died | 2 November 1963 (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]; 
listen; 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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