The Vietnamese Conflict and the Rise of Ngo Dinh Diem

             The story of the Vietnam conflict is one that will forever mark an
             important part of the world's history. The Vietnam conflict
             divided the world firmly into two camps, supporters of the south
             and supporters of the north. Ngo Dinh Diem was the president of
             South Vietnam for several years. During his reign the United
             States and other nations voiced strong opinions about his rise to
             power and the actions he took once he was president. Diem spent
             his life preparing for that power, and the historical events just
             before he took over helped cement his ability to install himself
             as a leader, of a nation, that would go down in history as one of
             the most stubborn and strong nations on earth.
             His rise to power cumulated in the United States sanctioned
             the overthrow of then, Emperor Bao Dai, in 1955[1]. He then spent almost
             a decade at the helm of the nation while practicing oppressive and
             demanding politics. He canceled democratic elections to ensure
             that the competition would not be voted in. He was assassinated in
             1963[2]. For one to understand how he became as powerful as he did
             and what allowed him to over through an in-place regime one must
             understand the events that led to his rise in power.
             It is important to understand the life of Ngo Dinh Diem so that
             one can begin to understand what drove him to the power he
             Diem was born in a city called Hue which was the original capital
             of the Ngyuen Dynasty Vietnam. When he grew into a young man he
             became a civil servant in the Emperor government of Bao Dai[4]. He
             was a strong nationalist and was said to speak out as an anti-communist throughout
             Diem was not a stranger to political problems. In 1945 he was
             exiled to China and imprisoned during the anti-French communist
             forces that were succeeding at gaining power in Vietnam. When he
             was eventually released he refused to align himself with the post-war
             government that had been established b...

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