1963 South Vietnamese coup

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The 1963 South Vietnamese coup was a military overthrow of President Ngô Đình Diệm that ended his regime and dramatically altered the course of the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military coup ⓘ
political event ⓘ
aftermath continued insurgency by the Viet Cong ⓘ
leadership of Dương Văn Minh ⓘ
rule of the Military Revolutionary Council ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1 November coup ⓘ
coup against Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
cause Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam ⓘ
alienation of Buddhist majority ⓘ
authoritarian policies of Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
loss of U.S. confidence in Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
repression of political opponents ⓘ
widespread opposition to Ngô Đình Diệm’s regime ⓘ
chronology followed by the January 1964 South Vietnamese coup ⓘ
preceded by the Buddhist crisis of 1963 ⓘ
context Cold War ⓘ
U.S. containment policy in Southeast Asia ⓘ
country South Vietnam ⓘ
endDate 1963-11-02 ⓘ
location Saigon ⓘ
mainSubject Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
linked to: Ngo Dinh Diem
method arrest of Ngô Đình Diệm and Ngô Đình Nhu ⓘ
military uprising ⓘ
seizure of key installations in Saigon ⓘ
opponent forces loyal to Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
participant Central Intelligence Agency ⓘ
General Dương Văn Minh ⓘ
linked to: Dương Văn Minh

General Mai Hữu Xuân ⓘ
General Trần Văn Đôn ⓘ
General Tôn Thất Đính ⓘ
Ngô Đình Nhu ⓘ
South Vietnamese Army ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
partOf Vietnam War ⓘ
result assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
assassination of Ngô Đình Nhu ⓘ
end of the First Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
establishment of a military junta ⓘ
increased U.S. involvement in South Vietnam ⓘ
overthrow of President Ngô Đình Diệm ⓘ
political instability in South Vietnam ⓘ
power vacuum in South Vietnamese leadership ⓘ
significance dramatically altered U.S. policy in Vietnam ⓘ
marked the collapse of Diệm’s Catholic-dominated regime ⓘ
triggered a series of subsequent coups in South Vietnam ⓘ
turning point in the Vietnam War ⓘ
weakened South Vietnamese political cohesion ⓘ
startDate 1963-11-01 ⓘ
year 1963 ⓘ

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Ngô Đình Diệm → significantEvent → 1963 South Vietnamese coup ⓘ
subject linked to: Diem
Dương Văn Minh → wasInvolvedIn → 1963 South Vietnamese coup ⓘ
1967 South Vietnamese presidential election → precededBy → 1963 South Vietnamese coup d’état ⓘ
linked to: 1963 South Vietnamese coup
1963 South Vietnamese coup → cause → Buddhist crisis in South Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: 1963 South Vietnamese coup
1964 South Vietnamese coup d'état → precededBy → 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état ⓘ
linked to: 1963 South Vietnamese coup