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Diem graduated as valedictorian and became a government official. His mandarin was at the lowest rank but he was able to quickly rise through the ranks.

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Diem exposed communist organizations in Vietnam such as the one in Quang tri.

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When he was 32 years old Diem gained the role of minister of interior in Bao dai's cabinet.

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1945-Refused to be a part of a puppet regime

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1945-Refused to be a part of a puppet regime

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The Japanese offered Diem the premiership but he had refused because the Vietnamese government will be under the regime of the Japanese

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In 1954 when Diem took premiership he was able to Bao Dai to concede his responsibilities to himself. This led U.S. influence into Vietnamese land.

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Stopped all hostilities between the Viet Minh and France and led to the divide of Vietnam on the 17th parallel.

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The new Diem regime had to cope with the thousands of refugees fleeing from North to south Vietnam. Delegates of the Geneva did not care for the resettlement of the refugees.

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The Commercial import program as established because it was to allow for self-sufficiency in South Vietnam. However, this was not pleasing to the masses because this only benefits those who are economically well off.

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Diem declares that landlords can not collect more than 25% of the farmer's crops as a tenant. They were also allowed to cultivate abandoned lands if needed.

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South Vietnamese government issued a referendum that would determine the leader of south Vietnam. Diem won the election with 98.2% of the votes.

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Nhu (Diem's brother) established Can lao that had control over every facet of the administrative apparatus in South Vietnam.

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Diem initiated the Anti-Communist Denunciation Campaign to flush out all Viet minh members and all opposition. He arrested thousands and detained them in house arrest.

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The Geneva records issued a Vietnam election but he refused it seeing that North Vietnam was basically under communist forces (Moscow and Beijing)

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The communists in North Vietnam eliminated 15 thousand North Vietnamese land owners by execution and sent many more to labor camps.

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1959-South Vietnam National Assembly Elections

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1959-South Vietnam National Assembly Elections

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Diem replicated what he did in the 1956 elections where he eliminated the chance of his contenders by bot publishing the names of the candidates and even disqualifying them for various reasons.

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A group of politicians who went against Diem's regime. They wrote a letter to the president that demanded reforms but was ignored by Diem.

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The NLF was made from Third Party Congress of the Communist Party in North Vietnam. This was a way to create a united front against Diem's regime

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Diem began the Agroville Campaign where south Vietnamese peasants were moved to heavily armed villages where they were isolated from North Vietnam influence.

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The Agroville campaign led to greater dissatisfaction against the communists which gave them a target for their propaganda. This also led his popularity among Vietnam to decrease and greater opposition for his regime.

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Viet cong guerillas assassinated over five hundred local officials and civilians, and kidnapped over one thousand more.

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The Viet cong fought a battle against the ARVN and US troops. The VC troops won because they had less casualties, this resulted to more dissent against Diem

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Buddhist carried out a protest against Diem's restrictive policies. Consequently, Diem responded with violence and sent government troops to attack the protestors.

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1963-Quang duc (a Buddhist monk) burns himself

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1963-Quang duc (a Buddhist monk) burns himself

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Quang duc a Buddhist monk protested in Phan Dinh Phung Boulevard where he lit himself in the fire to be a sacrifice so that  Diem can bring 5 changes that Buddhist would request from Diem's policies

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Diem ordered troops to raid the pagodas such as Dieu de Pagoda and Hue tu Dam. 2000 pagodas were raided many Buddhist and nuns were captured, killed, or arrested.

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The new ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge with the support of the US planned a coup involving the discontent of the civilians and the Vietnamese generals.

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Ho chi Minh decided that they would only agree to unite North and South Vietnam if US influence is left out of the South.

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1963-Kennedy gives ARVN and South Vietnam the signal

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1963-Kennedy gives ARVN and South Vietnam the signal

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Kennedy gives ARVN and South Vietnam the signal in his television interview that changes must be made against the government of South Vietnam.

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Many rebels outnumbered the loyalist of Diem. The coup on Diem was a success as he was assassinated, with 33 killed and 236 wounded.