country in 1956.
             The United States and Saigon were not very pleased by what was said in Geneva, but they promised not to violate the agreement. The United States continued to aid South Vietnam by giving them financial support and military weapons. In 1954, US military advisors were sent to Vietnam to train soldiers. In 1955, Bao Dai, the current president, lost the election to Ngo Dinh Diem, and South Vietnam was made a republic. One of the first things Diem did after being elected to office announced t
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