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Who was president of the US when Diem was president of South Vietnam?
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Who did the US support in the new South Vietnam government?
Officially, the US has supported all anti-communist leadership of the Republic of South Vietnam, commencing with the first president, Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem, in 1955.
What happened to the president of South Vietnam at the time of the Vietnam War?
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.
Who was the US-backed leader of South Vietnam during the days before the Vietnam War started in earnest?
Ngo Dinh Diem was the US backed leader of South Vietnam during the days before the Vietnam War started in earnest. In total, the war lasted from 1955 until 1975.
Who was the prisident of south Vietnam a the time of the us conflect?
Diem until '63. Thieu until the end.
Why did Americans assist in the assassination of Diem?
Diem was difficult to deal with. His regime had terrorized South Vietnam and was wildly unpopular (especially his brother). The CIA was in contact with generals planning to remove Diem. They were told that the United States would not oppose such a move nor punish the generals by cutting off aid. President Diem was overthrown and executed, along with his brother, on November 2, 1963. When he was informed, Maxwell Taylor remembered that Kennedy "rushed from the room with a look of shock and dismay on his face." He had not approved Diem's murder. The U.S. ambassador to South Vietnam, Henry Cabot Lodge, invited the coup leaders to the embassy and congratulated them.
After diems and kennedys assaaaination what did the us ambassador to south Vietnam tell then president Johnson about the Vietnam war?
US Ambassadors did not believe Diem would accomplish US goals in Vietnam.
Who did the US support in the new South Vietnam government?
Officially, the US has supported all anti-communist leadership of the Republic of South Vietnam, commencing with the first president, Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem, in 1955.
Who was the Democratic leader of South Vietnam installed by the US government?
Diem
Why do you think the US supported the government of Ngo Dinh Diem?
The United States supported Ngo Dinh Diem as ruler of South Korea in his fight against the communists in North Korea. The US gave support to Diem for much of his rule, but eventually allowed him to be overthrown and assassinated without resistance.
In the Vietnam war was the US helping north Vietnam or south Vietnam?
The US was supporting South Vietnam. The US opposed the communist North Vietnam, which was led by Ho Chi Minh. South Vietnam was ruled by President Diem (pronounced like Z-M) who was later assassinated by South Vietnam rebels.The people of South Vietnam rebelled against Diem because he was Catholic and tried to change the people's religion form Buddhism to Catholicism. Kennedy and everyone saw the pictures of the Buddhist monks setting themselves on fire and it leaked out that the US favored a coup (pronounced like coo) and the takeover by other officials led to the assassination of Diem.Kennedy also funded a CIA operation which encouraged the overthrow, and indirectly ended in Diem's assassination.
What happened to the president of South Vietnam at the time of the Vietnam War?
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.
Who was able to stay in power in south Vietnam with the support of the US?
Ngo ding diem
Who was the US-backed leader of South Vietnam during the days before the Vietnam War started in earnest?
Ngo Dinh Diem was the US backed leader of South Vietnam during the days before the Vietnam War started in earnest. In total, the war lasted from 1955 until 1975.
What US president was assisinated during the Vietnam war?
JFK (same year as Diem/1963).
Who was the prisident of south Vietnam a the time of the us conflect?
Diem until '63. Thieu until the end.
Who was US president when South Vietnam surrendered to North Vietnam?
Nixon.
Who was the president at the time of the Vietnam conflict?
US: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford. S. Viet: Diem, Thieu.
