He returned to Vietnam to rule under French control until he was ousted by South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem in a rigged election in 1954. Known popularly as "Big Minh," Duong led the South ...

He consolidated power among his family members and refused to share ... On November 2, 1963, Ngo Dinh Diem died at the hands of his generals. In South Vietnam, citizens responded positively ...

Ngo Dinh Diem’s government was very unpopular with ordinary Vietnamese people in South Vietnam, and so it was no surprise when they began to give their support to another organisation - the ...