The devout Catholic withdrew from politics, but in was captured by forces of Ho Chi Minh, who offered him a place in his government. This background made him an appealing candidate for political leadership with the USA, which took over as the leading foreign influence in Vietnam after the Geneva Agreements.
In he was invited to become Prime Minister of South Vietnam, because of strong pressure from Eisenhower. In October , he deposed Bao Dai as President of the new Republic of South Vietnam, and had himself confirmed in a rigged election in Personally an austere man, his preferential treatment of Catholicism at the expense of Buddhism, and his failure to carry out a land reform, alienated many groups in Vietnamese society.
Increasingly out of favour with the USA for his brutality, he was assassinated along with his brother, with tacit US approval. His assassination deprived South Vietnam of its last strong leader with the ability to maintain his authority, before the country slid into the Vietnam War. Subjects: Social sciences — Warfare and Defence. Language ISO Type ARC. Title Folder. Rights Copyright Status. Relation Container Digid. Rights Access Restrictions. Rights Access Restriction Note.
Subseries Name. Series Name. Description Historical Note. Subject Organization. Subject Person. End Date. Start Date. Subject Geog Full Text. Four years later he was named minister of interior in Emperor Bao Dai's central administration of the protectorate of Annam at Hue. Diem soon resigned his post, however, because neither the French nor Bao Dai would support reforms he advocated.
For 21 years, from to , Diem played no role of importance in Vietnam. His reputation as a nationalist grew nonetheless, largely based on his abandonment of high position in protest of French colonial rule.
Twice during the wartime Japanese occupation, Diem refused invitations to serve as premier. Held captive by Ho Chi Minh's Communist Viet Minh at the war's end, he was offered the post of interior minister in Ho's government but refused. He also declined to participate in Bao Dai's pro-French government of limited "independence" in But if you see something that doesn't look right, click here to contact us!
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