Vietnam War Figures
Ho Chi Minh
JFK
IKE
Diem
Born into noble family
Devote Roman Catholic
1933 - Served under Emperor Boa Dai
Rsigned due to ager at french unwillingness to reform
Founder of the Indochina Communist Party
1945- Kiddnapped by Ho Chi Minh forces
Invited to join Ho's independent goverment
Oct 1955 Beat Bao Bai in goverment-controlled referendum
Younger brother killed by Ho Chi Minh forces
Grew up in what was then, French Indochina
Refused to carry out Geneva promised elections
Due to the south being torn apart by political fractions and dissident groups, Diem established an Autocratic regim
Staffed by own family
Resettled 100,000's reefugees from north
Prefrence for fellow Roman Cathlics made him "unnaccptabel to buddists in Vietnam who were majority"
JFK