It was probably time for Diem to go.
Diem was assassinated in 1963 (the same year that Kennedy was assassinated).
was approved by President Kennedy.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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Communists would take over South Vietnam
He was supported from the beginning in 1955, to quote our leadership at the time, "...Diem's the only one we got!"
It was probably time for Diem to go.
Kennedy feared that Communists would take over South Vietnam.
Diem was assassinated in 1963 (the same year that Kennedy was assassinated).
Hesitantly, and very timidly, Kennedy did approve of the coup; however, he did it without warning Diem.
was approved by President Kennedy.
Kennedy and Diem were both assassinated in the same year; 1963.
A man that hated communism, and for that reason, was accepted by the Kennedy administration (in the beginning); See: Diem.
Diem
Assassinated the same year that Kennedy was (1963).
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.