Ngô Ðình Diệm
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Ngô Ðình Diệm was the first President of South Vietnam. He was born January 3, 1901 in Hue, Vietnam
He was very unpopular, and many people think he was a repressive dictator. He cheated in order to win an election. He seemed to get 150% of Saigon's votes. He was taken out of office by the South Vietnamese army, which then created a military dictatorship. He as executed on November 2, 1963 in Saigon, Vietnam.
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