Rise to power Ngô Đình Nhu



nhu s brother diệm had been appointed prime minister of state of vietnam bảo Đại after french had been defeated @ Điện biên phủ. @ start of 1955, french indochina dissolved, leaving diệm in temporary control of south. referendum scheduled 23 october 1955 determine future direction of south. contested bảo Đại, advocated restoration of monarchy, while diệm ran on republican platform. elections held, nhu , family s cần lao political apparatus, supplied diệm s electoral base, organising , supervising elections.


campaigning bảo Đại prohibited, , result rigged, bảo Đại supporters attacked nhu s workers. diệm recorded 98.2% of vote, including 605,025 votes in saigon, 450,000 voters registered. diệm s tally exceeded registration numbers in other districts. nhu created web of covert political, security, labor , other organizations, , built structure of five-man cells spy on dissidents , promote loyal diệm s regime.








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