Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngo Dinh Diem or Ngô Đình Diệm (British Pathé – "New York Hails Vietnam's President Diem (1957)" or ; 3 January 1901 – 2 November 1963) was the first President of South Vietnam. Unlike most people in Vietnam, he was a Catholic.

 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.

References

 Other websites 

 JFK and the Diệm Coup - Provided by the National Security Archive.
 Diệm Biography  From Spartacus Educational
 Photos of Diệm's family 

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