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.
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.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
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.
A man that hated communism, and for that reason, was accepted by the Kennedy administration (in the beginning); See: Diem.
Kennedy and Diem were both assassinated in the same year; 1963.
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.
Assassinated the same year that Kennedy was (1963).
Diem