The U.S wanted to postpone the elections in Vietnam because it was well-known that Ho Chi Minh had the popular support, and Vietnam would be united behind Socialism.
Which ended up happening anyway.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of south Vietnam.
President Eisenhower did not allow an election.
South Vietnam. In the Vietnam war when south Vietnam lost the communism took over south Vietnam.Before that north Vietnam & south Vietnam were different colonies.
Supposed free elections were held in South Vietnam for South Vietnamese candidates only. However, an election for the unification of Vietnam was refused by the then South Vietnamese government due to the fact that the Communist regime of the North would not allow an International Committee to supervise the ballot. Therefore, the North refused scrutiny of their so called free elections. It is interesting to note that there is a substantial amount of evidence that suggests that the South Vietnamese elections were rigged and the count doctored. Further to this, the North Vietnamese held an election in 1960 where constituents had only one party to choose from, the VFF. Hardly a free election. Unsurprisingly, they won all seats.
The U.S. prevented elections in South Vietnam, particularly the 1956 nationwide elections mandated by the Geneva Accords, due to concerns that the communist-led North Vietnam would win. The U.S. supported the anti-communist government of South Vietnam, led by President Ngo Dinh Diem, fearing that a fair election would undermine their geopolitical interests in Southeast Asia. U.S. officials believed that allowing elections would lead to the spread of communism, prompting their decision to intervene and promote an alternative political framework in the region.
North Vietnam launched an invasion of South Vietnam.North Vietnam launched an invasion of south Vietnam.
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A communist would likely win- was the answer for me on apex
President Eisenhower did not allow an election.
A communist would win
President Eisenhower did not allow an election.
He declared himself president after a fraudulent election.
Our political liaisons supported a free election type government in South Vietnam from the beginning in 1955.
He declared himself president after a fraudulent election.
A communist would likely win- was the answer for me on apex
Pretty close. No one expected the war to continue the way it did.
"South Beach" was cancelled after 8 episodes