Can Lao Party
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The Can Lao Party was a secretive Catholic-dominated political organization that served as the main support base and ideological apparatus for Ngo Dinh Diem’s authoritarian regime in South Vietnam during the 1950s and early 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Can Lao Party canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-communist organization
ⓘ
political party ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ngo Dinh Diem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ngo Dinh Nhu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | secretive organization ⓘ |
| controlled |
key positions in South Vietnamese bureaucracy
ⓘ
security apparatus of Ngo Dinh Diem regime ⓘ |
| country | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolvedAfter | 1963 coup in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| fate | disbanded following overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem ⓘ |
| governanceStyle | authoritarian rule ⓘ |
| hadMembershipBias |
Catholic elite
ⓘ
urban middle class ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-communism
ⓘ
authoritarianism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
consolidation of Ngo Dinh Diem’s power
ⓘ
suppression of political opposition in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| linkedTo | Ngo family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clandestine party structure
ⓘ
control over state apparatus under Ngo Dinh Diem ⓘ dominance of Catholic officials in South Vietnamese government ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
1950s
ⓘ
early 1960s ⓘ |
| opposed |
Viet Minh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
communism in Vietnam ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | right-wing ⓘ |
| politicalSystemRole | regime party of South Vietnam ⓘ |
| powerBase | Catholic communities in South Vietnam ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Saigon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Vietnam ⓘ |
| religiousOrientation | Catholic-dominated ⓘ |
| servedAs |
ideological apparatus for Ngo Dinh Diem regime
ⓘ
main support base for Ngo Dinh Diem regime ⓘ |
| supportBaseFor | Ngo Dinh Diem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | First Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | mass political organization ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
control of civil service
ⓘ
political patronage ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
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