1963 South Vietnamese coup

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military coup political event

The 1963 South Vietnamese coup was a military overthrow of President Ngô Đình Diệm that ended his regime and dramatically altered the course of the Vietnam War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
1963 South Vietnamese coup canonical	2
1963 South Vietnamese coup d’état	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military coup ⓘ political event ⓘ
aftermath	continued insurgency by the Viet Cong ⓘ leadership of Dương Văn Minh ⓘ rule of the Military Revolutionary Council ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	1 November coup ⓘ coup against Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
cause	Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ alienation of Buddhist majority ⓘ authoritarian policies of Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ loss of U.S. confidence in Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ repression of political opponents ⓘ widespread opposition to Ngô Đình Diệm’s regime ⓘ
chronology	followed by the January 1964 South Vietnamese coup ⓘ preceded by the Buddhist crisis of 1963 ⓘ
context	Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. containment policy in Southeast Asia ⓘ
country	South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ
endDate	1963-11-02 ⓘ
location	Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainSubject	Ngô Đình Diệm NERFINISHED ⓘ
method	arrest of Ngô Đình Diệm and Ngô Đình Nhu ⓘ military uprising ⓘ seizure of key installations in Saigon ⓘ
opponent	forces loyal to Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
participant	Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ General Dương Văn Minh NERFINISHED ⓘ General Mai Hữu Xuân NERFINISHED ⓘ General Trần Văn Đôn NERFINISHED ⓘ General Tôn Thất Đính NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngô Đình Nhu NERFINISHED ⓘ South Vietnamese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ assassination of Ngô Đình Nhu ⓘ end of the First Republic of Vietnam ⓘ establishment of a military junta ⓘ increased U.S. involvement in South Vietnam ⓘ overthrow of President Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ political instability in South Vietnam ⓘ power vacuum in South Vietnamese leadership ⓘ
significance	dramatically altered U.S. policy in Vietnam ⓘ marked the collapse of Diệm’s Catholic-dominated regime ⓘ triggered a series of subsequent coups in South Vietnam ⓘ turning point in the Vietnam War ⓘ weakened South Vietnamese political cohesion ⓘ
startDate	1963-11-01 ⓘ
year	1963 ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diem → significantEvent → 1963 South Vietnamese coup ⓘ

subject surface form: Ngô Đình Diệm

Dương Văn Minh → wasInvolvedIn → 1963 South Vietnamese coup ⓘ

1967 South Vietnamese presidential election → precededBy → 1963 South Vietnamese coup ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1963 South Vietnamese coup d’état