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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.
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FranAmericans supported South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem as the leader of Vietnam. President Eisenhower wrote to the South Vietnamese President on October 24, 1954 promising direct assistance to him and his government, contingent upon land reform and a reduction of government corruption. Ngo Dinh Diem agreed to the terms, but never followed through. His refusal to comply led to a coup by dissident South Vietnamese generals, who murdered Diem and his brother.
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What was true about the end of the Vietnam War?
At the end of the Vietnam War, Congress refused to support South Vietnam any longer.
How many African Americans were killed in the Vietnam war?
See website: Statistics About the Vietnam War.
Who was the communist leader of north Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh was the leader of the Communist government in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
Which of these men was a North Vietnam leader during the Vietnam War?
Ho Chi Minh
Who offered support to the south vietnamese leader?
Dwight D. Eisenhower pledged U.S. support for a non-communist Vietnam. Ngo Dinh Diem (the leader of South Vietnam at the time) opposed both the French and the Communists making many American leaders such as Eisenhower support him.
