USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The US 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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 death of Diem caused celebration among many people in South Vietnam, but also lead to political chaos in the nation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Despite promising to establish a free, Western-style democratic republic, Diem’s leadership was far from democratic. His methods and policies, particularly his persecution of South Vietnam’s Buddhist population, were divisive and controversial. Diem was eventually overthrown and executed in a 1963 coup.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ngo Dinh Diem, (born January 3, 1901, Quang Binh province, northern Vietnam-died November 2, 1963, Cho Lon, South Vietnam [now in Vietnam]), Vietnamese political leader who served as president, with dictatorial powers, of what was then South Vietnam, from 1955 until his assassination.