President Kennedy withdrew support for South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem in 1963 due to his increasingly unpopular and repressive regime, which failed to effectively combat the communist insurgency and alienated many South Vietnamese citizens, particularly through his persecution of Buddhists. The U.S. government recognized that continued support for Diem could undermine American interests in the region. In reaction, South Vietnamese military leaders, encouraged by the U.S. stance, staged a coup in November 1963, which resulted in Diem's assassination and further destabilized the country.
The United States saw that Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating South Vietnamese citizens.
In the spring of 1963, South Vietnamese forces suppressed Buddhist religious leaders and followers, which led to a political crisis for the government of President Ngo Dinh Diem.
Beacuse they were protesting agiant the harsh Government of Diem Dien Phu who was was a tyrannical leader of South Vietnam, put in place by the Americans.
Vietcong is the term that the United States used instead of its proper term National Liberation Front of south Vietnam.The term was first used by the first South Vietnamese President, Ngo Dinh Diem, and was officially "Viet Nam Cong San"[Vietnamese Communists].
The United States saw that Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating South Vietnamese citizens.
The United States saw that Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating South Vietnamese citizens.
Kennedy and Diem were both assassinated in the same year; 1963.
South Vietnamese president.
Diem was assassinated ('removed') during the 1963 South Vietnamese coup November 2, 1963 .
South Vietnamese President Diem postponed those elections due to excessive communist influence.
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.
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.
The United States reluctantly provided support for Diem in spite of his corrupt government.
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.
The United States saw that Ngo Dinh Diem was alienating South Vietnamese citizens.
2 November 1963 .