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Diem was assassinated the same year Kennedy was in 1963. Thieu remained president until his country fell to the communists, then evacuated to the US, and died in Boston, Mass.

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Q: What happened to the president of South Vietnam at the time of the Vietnam War?
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Who was the president of north Vietnam at the time also who was the president of south Vietnam what happened to the president of south Vietnam and who replaced him as leader?

ANSWER Ho Chi Minh was the president of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War his original name was Nguyen Tat. Diem was the president of South Vietnam. Diem was assassinated Nguyen Van Thien was the president of South Vietnam after him.


What happened to the president of South Vietnam and who replaced him at the time of the Vietnam War?

Thieu fled to Taiwan and later to England after the fall of Saigon. Edit by Engl1sh: In case you are asking a question about what happened to Diem: The CIA had someone assassinate Diem so that his corrupted government would be toppled. Afterwards Thieu became President.


Leader for South Vietnam in the Vietnam War?

After the Geneva Conventions in 1954 Vietnam was split into two, North Vietnam (communists) and South Vietnam (democrats). The leader of the North was Ho Chi Minh. The leader of the South was Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem, who was later elected president of South Vietnam; and overthrown by his own general in a coup d'tat in 1963. Nguyen Van Thieu took over, as leader of South Vietnam, for the remainder of the war.


Is Saigon the capital of South Vietnam?

No, it isn't. Ha Noi is the capital of Vietnam.


What are the details of the South Vietnamese president's death and who replaced him at the time of the Vietnam War?

President Diem was assassinated during a military coup in 1963, the same year that President Kennedy was assassinated. The South Vietnamese government went through a string of leaderships, pending the arrival of President Thieu in 1964.

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Who was the president of north Vietnam at the time also who was the president of south Vietnam what happened to the president of south Vietnam and who replaced him as leader?

ANSWER Ho Chi Minh was the president of North Vietnam during the Vietnam War his original name was Nguyen Tat. Diem was the president of South Vietnam. Diem was assassinated Nguyen Van Thien was the president of South Vietnam after him.


Who is the newest president of South Vietnam?

The latest president, at the time of South Vietnam's fall was President Nguyen Van Thieu.


Who was the president of south Vietnam at the time of the Vietnam?

Diem until '63. Thieu until the end.


Who was the president of south Vietnam at the time of they Vietnam conflict?

Diem until '63. Thieu until the end.


What happened to the president of South Vietnam and who replaced him at the time of the Vietnam War?

Thieu fled to Taiwan and later to England after the fall of Saigon. Edit by Engl1sh: In case you are asking a question about what happened to Diem: The CIA had someone assassinate Diem so that his corrupted government would be toppled. Afterwards Thieu became President.


Leader for South Vietnam in the Vietnam War?

After the Geneva Conventions in 1954 Vietnam was split into two, North Vietnam (communists) and South Vietnam (democrats). The leader of the North was Ho Chi Minh. The leader of the South was Prime Minister Ngo Dinh Diem, who was later elected president of South Vietnam; and overthrown by his own general in a coup d'tat in 1963. Nguyen Van Thieu took over, as leader of South Vietnam, for the remainder of the war.


Who was the president of south Vietnam at the time of the Vietnam war?

The first president of Southern Vietnam was Ngo Dinh Diem. But as I said, he was the first. I think there is another post on here that has that same question, so good luck, and sorry I can't give any more information!


What happened in the South Vietnam capital of Saigon in April 1975?

NVA T54/T55 medium tanks crashed thru their gates. The South surrendered to the North at that time.


Who was the president of North Vietnam at the time of the Vietnam War?

Ho Chi Mihn


President Nixon's policy on Vietnam placed emphasis on what?

Vietnamization was the policy of leaving Vietnam, but leaving slow enough to where the South Vietnamese Army would have time to adjust. In hindsight, Vietnamization got the U.S out of Vietnam, but also caused Vietnam to fall to the Communists.


Is Saigon the capital of South Vietnam?

No, it isn't. Ha Noi is the capital of Vietnam.


The cartoon on page 484 in your textbook suggests the the war in Vietnam was a growing problem at the time the cartoonist made the drawing?

The seed was planted (Vietnam War) in 1955 when President Eisenhower sent US military advisers to South Vietnam .