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Ngo Dinh Diem
He was America's chosen leader in South Vietnam — installed with CIA support, protected for years, and then removed in a coup the CIA also helped organise.
1901–1963
Life Journey
Power, conviction and a turbulent fall
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1901
Elite family roots
Ngo Dinh Diem was born into a prominent Catholic mandarin family in central Vietnam, shaping his early worldview and political ambitions.
