USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The United States had hoped that by overthrowing the unpopular Diem, it could strengthen the opposition to the communist Viet Cong. After his confrontations with the Buddhist it was becoming clear the South Vietnamese President Ngi Dinh Diems was too unpopular to successfully fight the war with the communist.

Detailed explanation-2: -As president of South Vietnam (1955–63), Ngo Dinh Diem assumed dictatorial powers. Diem’s heavy-handed tactics against the Viet Cong insurgency deepened his government’s unpopularity, and his brutal treatment of the opposition to his regime alienated the South Vietnamese populace, notably Buddhists.

Detailed explanation-3: -The United States supported a military government in the South and the decision of its leader, Ngo Dinh Diem, to prevent free elections, which might result in the unification of the country under the control of the Communists.

Detailed explanation-4: -On 1 November 1963, Ngô Đình Diệm, the president of South Vietnam, was arrested and assassinated in a successful coup d’état led by General Dương Văn Minh.