The Diem Experiment (Part Two)

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Jul 17, 201978:41Society & Culture

Back in Saigon in 1954, Ngo Dinh Diem becomes premier of a country shattered by war and partition. With reunification elections looming, Diem barely controls the grounds of his own palace. Hostile Frenchmen, religious mi...

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