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'''Ngo Dinh Diem''' was the first president of [[South Vietnam]]. "Certainly he was no democrat in the Western sense, but he had the confidence of the great majority of his people, who were accustomed to rule by a strong and wise leader." [http://www.oldwardogs.us/2006/12/understanding_r.html]

'''Ngo Dinh Diem''' was the first president of [[South Vietnam]]. A conservative Catholic, Ngo Dinh Diem Ruled strictly over South Vietnam, and cracked down on Vietnam's Buddhist majority in a veriety of ways; Arms distributed to village militias in order to defend against the [[Viet Cong]] were only given to Catholics; some predominately Buddhist villages had to defend against forced relocation by Diem's government, and in some places forced conversions happened. In Huế, where Diem's brother was the Archbishop, Buddhists were banned from displaying Budhist flags during religious ceremonies

 

In 1963, South Vietnamese generals with the help of US ambassador [[Henry Cabot Lodge]] took over South Vietnam and assassinated Ngo Dinh Diem.

In 1963, South Vietnamese generals with the help of US ambassador [[Henry Cabot Lodge]] took over South Vietnam and assassinated Ngo Dinh Diem.