Ngo Dinh Diem
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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 | Huế, French Indochina | 3 January 1901
Died | 2 November 1963 Saigon, South Vietnam | (aged 62)
Political party | Front of National Salvation |
Spouse(s) | None |
Ngo Dinh Diem or Ngô Ðình Diệm in Vietnamese was the first President of South Vietnam. He was born on 3 January 1901 in Hue, Vietnam. Even though most Vietnamese are Buddhist, Diem was Catholic.
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.
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