Who Was Ngo Dinh Diem: Unraveling the Legacy

Ngo Dinh Diem was a Vietnamese political leader who served as the President of South Vietnam from 1955 until his assassination in 1963.

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Diem's leadership was marked by an authoritarian regime and faced opposition due to perceived favoritism towards Catholics in a predominantly Buddhist nation.

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