Ngo Dinh Diem
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Ngo Dinh Diem was the first president of South Vietnam, a staunch anti-communist leader whose authoritarian rule and eventual assassination in 1963 significantly shaped the early course of the Vietnam War.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ngô Đình Diệm | 2 |
| Ngo Dinh Diem government | 1 |
| President Ngô Đình Diệm | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman Catholic
ⓘ
head of state ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ president ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Bảo Đại
ⓘ
surface form:
Bao Dai
|
| birthDate | 1901-01-03 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
French Indochina
ⓘ
Quang Binh Province ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Indochina War
ⓘ
surface form:
First Indochina War (political phase)
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Viet Nam
ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
|
| deathDate | 1963-11-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Saigon
ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| education | National School in Hue ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Kinh people
ⓘ
surface form:
Kinh
|
| familyName | Ngo ⓘ |
| fullName | Ngo Dinh Diem self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Diem ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentOf |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
surface form:
State of Vietnam
|
| ideology |
Vietnamese nationalism
ⓘ
anti-communism ⓘ |
| killedIn | 1963 South Vietnamese coup ⓘ |
| knownFor |
authoritarian rule
ⓘ
being the first president of South Vietnam ⓘ persecution of Buddhist activists in 1963 ⓘ staunch anti-communist policies ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Ngo Dinh Diem
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Ngô Đình Diệm
|
| notableWork | Strategic Hamlet Program ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeEnd | 1963-11-02 ⓘ |
| officeStart | 1955-10-26 ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
President of the Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
Prime Minister of the State of Vietnam ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Bảo Đại
ⓘ
surface form:
Bao Dai
|
| presidentOf |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| primeMinisterOf |
Republic of Vietnam
ⓘ
surface form:
South Vietnam
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Saigon ⓘ |
| sibling |
Ngo Dinh Can
ⓘ
Ngo Dinh Nhu ⓘ Ngo Dinh Thuc ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1963 Buddhist crisis ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Duong Van Minh ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
President Ngô Đình Diệm
this entity surface form:
Ngô Đình Diệm
this entity surface form:
Ngô Đình Diệm
this entity surface form:
Ngo Dinh Diem government