Facts about Ngo Dinh Diem

Summary

Ngo Dinh Diem (born as Ngô Đình Diệm in Huế, French Indochina, died in Saigon, South Vietnam) was a famous Statesman from Vietnam, who lived between January 3, 1901 and November 2, 1963. He became 62 years old.

Biography

Ngo Diem Đình was the first President of the Republic of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963.

He led the campaign to establish the Republic of Vietnam when France withdrew from Indochina after the Geneva Conference in 1954.

In the Western world he is known as President Diem, though it basically is his name (after the Vietnamese tradition include the family name first). He was minister of the newly created South Vietnam in 1954, deposed with U.S. support Emperor Bao Dai following year, but after the brutal persecution of Buddhists in the country, the U.S. lost confidence in him. A US-backed coup led him aside, and subsequently executed.

Zodiac etc.

He is born under the zodiac capricorn, who is known for Determination, Dominance, Perservering, Practical, Willful. Our collection contains 1 quotes who is written / told by Ngo.

Related authors: Nguyen Van Thieu

Source / external links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem