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Ngô Đình Diệm (/ djɛm / dyem, [2] / ˈjiːəm / YEE-əm or / ziːm / zeem; Vietnamese: [ŋō ɗìn jîəmˀ] ⓘ; 3 January 1901 – 2 November 1963) was a South Vietnamese politician who was the final prime minister of the State of Vietnam (1954–1955) and later the first president of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam) from 1955 until his capture and assassina...
Ngo Dinh Diem (born January 3, 1901, Quang Binh province, northern Vietnam—died November 2, 1963, Cho Lon, South Vietnam [now in Vietnam]) was a Vietnamese political leader who served as president, with dictatorial powers, of what was then South Vietnam, from 1955 until his assassination.
Ngô Đình Diệm (chữ Hán: 吳廷琰; 3 tháng 1 năm 1901 – 2 tháng 11 năm 1963) là một chính khách người Việt Nam. Ông từng làm quan triều Nguyễn thời vua Bảo Đại, sau đó làm Thủ tướng cuối cùng của Quốc gia Việt Nam, rồi trở thành Tổng thống Đệ nhất Việt Nam Cộng hòa từ năm 1955 sau khi thành công trong việc phế truất Bảo Đại, cho đến khi bị lật đổ vào ...
On 2 November 1963, Ngô Đình Diệm, the president of South Vietnam, was arrested and assassinated in a CIA -backed coup d'état led by General Dương Văn Minh.
Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-63) was the American-backed leader of South Vietnam from 1954 until his overthrow and execution in November 1963. Born in the old imperial capital Hue, Diem’s family were strict Catholics and better off than most Vietnamese.
Washington, DC, November 1, 2020— President John F. Kennedy was more disposed to support the removal of South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem in late 1963 than previously appeared to be the case, according to a recently released White House tape and transcript.
Following the overthrow of his government by South Vietnamese military forces the day before, President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother are captured and killed by a group of soldiers.
The U.S. government saw South Vietnam's autocratic ruler, Ngo Dinh Diem, as a bulwark against Communism. But Diem was far from an ideal partner: Suspicious of anyone but his immediate family, he often frustrated American policy makers.
His brother and close confidant, Ngo Dinh Nhu, controlled an extensive system of extortion, payoffs, and influence peddling through a secret network called the Can Lao, which had clandestine members in all government bureaus and military units as well as schools, newspapers, and businesses.
Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-1963) was South Vietnam's first premier and president. Leader of South Vietnam after the 1954 partition, he initially provided inspiring leadership but later became dictatorial when pressed by the Vietcong assault against his government.