Ngo Dinh Diem Religion • • • • • • • • • • • He was a devout Catholic‚ a northern trait that left him at odds with the mass majority of Southern Vietnamese who were Buddhist Granted Catholic refugees who migrated from the North land in the in the Mekong Delta; thus‚ increasing the already present tension. Diem gave the best government positions to the Catholics even though the Buddhists made up 90% of the population. Suppressed
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Browne‚ an Associated Press photographer in South Vietnam at the time. Leading up to this point in time‚ leader of South Vietnam‚ Ngo Dinh Diem‚ dedicated South Vietnam to the catholic church‚ when 70-90% of the country was Buddhist (Gale). Lindsay informs readers that religious differences triggered discriminatory laws against all Buddhists‚ which eventually led to Diem banning the Buddhist flag completely‚ spring of 1963. Anger intensified in the oppressed citizens and the protests escalated.
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The Leadership Styles of Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem Introduction A close look at the history and background of Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem allows one to analyze what may have made the leadership skills of each a success or failure. Both were patriotic and wanted the same thing for their country and that was for Vietnam to remain undivided. Yet their backgrounds were quite different and may have had some influence in their ability to inspire‚ motivate and transmit a hope for change and
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placed as a binding agreement that separated Vietnam in two zones divided by the 17th parallel (Moss‚ 2010). Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh controlled the northern Vietnam; control of the south was given to Bo Dai‚ which was later taken over by Ngo Dinh Diem (then the Emperor) (Moss‚ 2010). Both leaders displayed different governing styles and tactics but maintained the common goal of freedom and independence for the Vietnamese people. This paper will reveal reasons why these two leaders had such
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Vietnam would not fare as well. Ngo Dinh Diem was the prime minister under emperor Bao Dai. American leaders felt strongly that he embodied the traits necessary to produce a unified‚ independent Vietnam. Most in the United States “believed
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Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem Sandra Jaime Devry University Gary Grimm Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem Following the Geneva conference in1954‚ an agreement was signed to end the First Indochina war. The agreements also lead to the temporary division of the Democratic of Vietnam into two sub- countries separated along the Laotian border next to the 17th parallel. To the north was the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and its capital in Hanoi and to the south was the Republic of Vietnam and its
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president Ngo Dinh Diem (c. 1901 – 1963) formed an illustrious and faithful partnership that transcended the humble disagreements of the previous months. The United States relied on Diem as an instrument to further the establishment of independence‚ and anti-communist ideas in the Southern reaches of Vietnam‚ which would in turn‚ stand as a bulwark against the expansion of Communism in the Southeast of section of Asia. It can be said that in turn for the exchange and support of power‚ Diem relied on
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genius‚ was his hallmark as a leader.” (Kirkpatrick‚ 2006) “Ngo Dinh Diem was also a patriotic figure but without the deep background of Ho Chi Minh.” (DeVry‚ 2013) He was of strong Christian faith‚ practiced Catholicism. He was a nationalist and was anti-communism. He tried to please the people and preach what he believed in (Catholicism versus Buddhism) and this is what ultimately caused his assassination. Something significant about Diem was that he did not strive for economic self-sufficiency‚
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Vietnam. Born Nguyen Sinh Cung into a mandarin family in Nghe An‚ Central Vietnam in 1890 ‚ Ho’s beginnings were amongst the lower class. He was educated at the Lycee Quoc-hoc‚ a nationalist school in Hue‚ founded by the Minister Ngo Dinh Kha father of Ngo Dinh Diem who would later become the USA’s puppet ruler of South Vietnam . Ho travelled the world as a ship’s cabin boy‚ leaving Vietnam in 1912 and arriving in Paris where he worked for a time as a gardener’s helper‚ laundry man and as a pastry
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In reviewing the question of why‚ in Vietnam‚ personal leadership was so important‚ the primary comparison relates to the diverse leadership styles of the influential leaders‚ Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem‚ relative to their common goal‚ a united Vietnam‚ self-sufficient‚ and sustainable. The Vietnamese‚ in their drive for independence‚ looked to these two men to lead them out of French rule. The Vietnamese who supported Ho Chi Minh found him to be their advocate. HCM positioned himself as one
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