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Q: Why was south Vietnamese president Diem not a good leader?
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Who replaced Ngo Dinh Diem as leader?

After a series of South Vietnamese government leadership changes, following the assassination of President Diem, President Nguyen Van Thieu became the leader of South Vietnam.


Who did Americans support as the leader of Vietnam?

Early in the Vietnam War, the United States support the leadership of Ngo Dinh Diem. He was assassinated in 1963. Following his death, the next president of South Vietnam was Nguyen Van Thieu.


What involvement on the Vietnam war did Ngo Dinh Diem play?

South Vietnamese president.


What happened during the Vietnamese election in 1956?

South Vietnamese President Diem postponed those elections due to excessive communist influence.


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.


Also who was the president of South Vietnam after diem was killed?

In 1955 Mr. Ngo Dinh Diem became president of South Vietnam.


Who was the Vietnamese prime minister who was assassinated?

No Vietnamese prime minister was assasinated, but South Vietnam President Ngo Dinh Diem was killed by Vietcong during a raid from north to south during the Vietnam War.


Why did the US stop supporting the leader of South Vietnam?

The United States saw that Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating South Vietnamese citizens.


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.


Which statement would best characterize the opinion of American political leaders toward South Vietnamese President Diem?

The United States reluctantly provided support for Diem in spite of his corrupt government.


Why did the US stop its support for the leader of South Vietnam in 1963?

the united states saw that Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating south vietnamese citizens.


Why did the US change in the south vietnamese leadership?

The United States saw that Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating South Vietnamese citizens.