Ngo Dinh Diem
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.
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 |
Unlike most people in Vietnam, he was a Catholic. After he kept favoring people of his religion, he was overthrown and killed on 2 November 1963 by the South Việtnamese army during the Buddhist crisis. The army then set up a military dictatorship.
Ngo Dinh Diem Media
A photo of 4 year old Diệm (second from right) with his family in 1905 or 1906. His father Ngô Đình Khả stands in the centre
The five high-ranking mandarins (Thượng thư) of the Nguyễn dynasty during the reign of Emperor Bảo Đại (from left to right): Hồ Đắc Khải, Phạm Quỳnh, Thái Văn Toản, Ngô Đình Diệm, and Bùi Bằng Đoàn.
Map of North and South Vietnam, partitioned at the 17th parallel.
VA066272 Ngô Đình Diệm, Nguyễn Văn Hinh, Nguyễn Văn Xuân and Lê Văn Viễn
Results of the 1955 referendum posted on Saigon City Hall
Representatives meeting at the 1954 Geneva Accords
Presidential Standard of South Vietnam (1955–1963)
Ngô Đình Diệm voting in 1959 South Vietnamese parliamentary election, August 30th 1959
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References
- ↑ 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
- 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