Crime in Vietnam - People Murdered in Vietnam, Prisoners and Detainees of Vietnam, Terrorism in Vietnam, Vietnam War Crimes (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 56. Chapters: People murdered in Vietnam, Prisoners and detainees of Vietnam, Terrorism in Vietnam, Vietnam War crimes, Vietnamese criminals, War crimes in Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem, Jemaah Islamiyah, My Lai Massacre, Ngo Dinh Nhu, Winter Soldier Investigation, Russell Tribunal, Massacre at Hu, Phoenix Program, Nguyen Quoc Quan, Binh Xuyen, Richard B. Fitzgibbon, Jr., Le Cong Dinh, Truong Dinh Dzu, Hong Vo, Nguyen Van Ly, Vietnam War Crimes Working Group Files, Phong Nhi and Phong Nhat massacre, Free-fire zone, Ly Tong, Thich Qu ng, Ta Thu Thau, Pham Minh Hoang, Nguyen Chi Thien, Con S n Island, Chau Doc massacre, Pen Sovan, Trinh Minh The, B u ng, Dak Son Massacre, Nguy n Kim, Nguy n V n Minh Ti n, Go Dai massacre, Tay Vinh massacre, Doan Van Toai, My Trach Massacre, The incident on Hill 192, Thuong Nguyen Cuc Foshee, Binh Tai massacre, Ha My massacre, National Veterans Inquiry, Citizens Commission of Inquiry. Excerpt: Ngo inh Di m, pronounced, Saigon: , (January 3, 1901 - November 2, 1963) was the first president of South Vietnam (1955-1963). In the wake of the French withdrawal from Indochina as a result of the 1954 Geneva Accords, Di m led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam. Accruing considerable U.S. support due to his staunch anti-Communism, he achieved victory in a 1955 plebiscite that was widely considered fraudulent. Proclaiming himself the Republic's first President, he demonstrated considerable political skill in the consolidation of his power, and his rule proved authoritarian, elitist, nepotistic, and corrupt. A Roman Catholic, Di m pursued policies that rankled and oppressed the Republic's Montagnard natives and its Buddhist majority. Amid religious protests that garnered worldwide attention, Di m lost the backing of his U.S. patrons and was assassinated by Nguyen Van Nhung, the aide of ARVN General D...