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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The Geneva Conference of 1954‚ which took place in Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ was the turning point for Vietnam. The Geneva Accord was then written and 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
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In the context of the Vietnamese society as the course has presented it through the online textbook so far‚ what evaluation can be made about the leadership styles and personal examples of Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem that would enable both of them to tap into the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people and mobilize support for their initiatives? Why‚ in Vietnam‚ was personal leadership so very important? Refer to specific examples Introduction The Geneva Accords that took place in
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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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at which all our activities ultimately aim. The difficulty is that people don’t agree on what makes for a happy or good life‚ so the purpose of the ethics is to find an answer to this question. The answer is imprecise because practical circumstances vary a great deal when considering a person’s life as a whole. Aristotle defines virtue as a disposition to behave in the right manner and as a mean between extremes of deficiency and excess. However‚ there is no fixed rule to determine where the
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Ho Chi Minh‚ regarded by many historians as one of the greater leaders of people rose from poor obscurity to lead and emancipate the people of 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
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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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Through the many years of Ho Chi Minh’s leadership‚ Vietnam had been led into independence and unity. From an early age‚ he had fought long and hard to gain the independent status of Vietnam. He believed in what Vietnam deserved to have. There were many hurdles during his leadership‚ but he did not let any of them get in his way. Would Vietnam be the Vietnam they are today without Ho Chi Minh? This idealistic and motivated leader founded the Vietnamese Communist Party‚ and was also the President
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Ho chi minh ¨Ho Chi Minh was born Nguyen Tat Tanh in Vietnam in 1890. His father‚ Nguyen Sinh Huy was a teacher employed by the French. ¨He had a reputation for being extremely intelligent but his unwillingness to learn the French language resulted in the loss of his job. To survive‚ Nguyen Sinh Huy was forced to travel throughout Vietnam‚ offering his services to the peasants. This usually involved writing letters and providing medical care. ¨As a nationalist‚ Nguyen taught his children to resist
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