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. 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
After 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.
Ngo Dinh Diem Media
- Family of Mr. Ngô Đình Khả.jpg
A photo of 4 year old Diệm (third from right) with his family in 1905 or 1906. His father Ngô Đình Khả stands in the centre.
- 5 vị Thượng thư từ trái qua phải Hồ Đắc Khải, Phạm Quỳnh, Thái Văn Toản, Ngô Đình Diệm, Bùi Bằng Đoàn.jpg
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.
- North and south vietnam map.jpg
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.jpg
VA066272 Ngô Đình Diệm, Nguyễn Văn Hinh, Nguyễn Văn Xuân and Lê Văn Viễn
- VA066641 Referendum Diem v. Bao Dai 1955.jpg
Results of the 1955 referendum posted on Saigon City Hall
- Ap540721012 geneva conference 1954.jpg
Representatives meeting at the 1954 Geneva Accords
- Presidential Standard of South Vietnam (1955–1963).svg
Presidential Standard of South Vietnam (1955–1963)
- Ngô Đình Diệm voting in 1959 South Vietnamese parliamentary election, August 30th 1959.jpg
Ngô Đình Diệm voting in 1959 South Vietnamese parliamentary election, August 30th 1959
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
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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