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Why did President Kennedy want to overthrow the South Vietnamese government?
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∙ 14y ago
Kennedy'supported Ngo Dinh Diem's government because it continued the US policy already established by Eisenhower in Southeast Asia. Eisenhower's focus was on the neutralizaion of Laos, and his administration applied that policy to Viet Nam prior to Kennedy's election. In essence, Kennedy inherited what the prior administration put in place. As for the Ngo government (Note: Diem is the ruler' first name, while Ngo is his last name, just as Ky is the last name for Nguyen Cao Ky, who later followed Ngo Din Diem in governing South Viet Nam), the U.S. lacked confidence in the man and his family to govern. Kennedy did not put him in power. Ultimately, Ngo's removal by the military took place because the U.S. believed it would strengthen the South's effort to curtail the growing insurgency in the country.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoHe was afraid Diem would form a neutralist government
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∙ 12y agoTo stop the spread of communism to small countries around Vietnam, and eventually larger countries. He did not want the "domino theory" to take place.
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∙ 12y agoNSC during the time JFK predicted that f Vietnam falls under communists- it might spread communism in SEA. so that's why gulf of T incident entered in order 2 prelude to war w/ usaf aided..
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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.
President Kennedy approved a plan to overthrow using Cuban exiles?
El Castro
What was the policy President Kennedy recommended in 1963?
See website: President Kennedy
How old was President Kennedy when he died?
John F Kennedy was 45 years old when he died.
Who was the president of the US before Kennedy died?
John F. Kennedy was the president of the United States from 1961 until his death in 1963. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the president before him, and Kennedy's vice president Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president in the hours after Kennedy was assassinated.
Was US President Lyndon B. Johnson complicit in the death of the South Vietnam President Diem?
No. Johnson only became President three weeks afterDiem was murdered. Diem was killed during the overthrow of his Government by the South Vietnamese military. Although there are indications that the Kennedy Administration had at least given the officers behind the coup some encouragement - Diem was a highly impopular dictator - there is no indication that it ever supported his murder, which was by the way not a result of planning but of Diem and his equally hated brother being caught by chance by a group of soldiers loyal to the overthrow when trying to escape the country.
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.
Kennedy's failed attempt to overthrow Castro government in cuba?
Bay Of Pigs
President Kennedy approved a plan to overthrow using Cuban exiles?
El Castro
What Cuban invasion attempted to overthrow Castro?
The Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba under US president Kennedy attempted to overthrow Castro.
President Kennedy approved a plan to overthrow who using Cuban exiles?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion was an unsuccessful attempt by a CIA-trained force of Cuban exiles to invade southern Cuba with support from US government armed forces, to overthrow the Cuban government of Fidel Castro.
Why did John F Kennedy sanction the overthrow of the Diem government in South Vietnam?
because he was on crack
What was President Kennedy's role in the assassination of President Diem?
American Generals met with who organized the plot to overthrow and there may have been some participation in the overthrow of the Diem regime, but it doesn't seem JFK was involved directly. Within three weeks of the death of Diem Kennedy was dead.
What US President first made plans to overthrow Castro?
So far as I know, Kennedy is the only one who made any real effort to overthrow Castro when he endorsed the ill-fated Baty of Pigs invasion.
President kennedy sent special forces troops to advise what groups on more effective ways to fight communist forces?
President Kennedy sent special forces troops, known as Green Berets, to advise and train South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War. These troops were sent to help the South Vietnamese government and military fight against communist forces in order to prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
The Bay of Pigs invasion was an embarrassment to?
the bay of pigs was an embarrassment to Americans & President Kennedy
Did the government change in 1963?
In November 1963 President Kennedy was killed. His vice-president, Lyndon Johnson, took over as president. He promised to continue Kennedy's programs. So the personnel of the government changed, but not the direction.
