Ngo Dinh Diem (1901-1963) was South Vietnam's first premier and president. Leader of South Vietnam after the 1954 partition, he initially provided inspiring leadership but later became dictatorial when pressed by the Vietcong assault against his...

(1901–1963), first president of the first Republic of Vietnam. Born of a well-known Catholic family of central Vietnam, Ngo Dinh Diem (pronounced N-go Dinh Ziem) pursued a Westernized education that, in his time, still preserved some values of...

This is a Vietnamese name; the family name is Ngô, but is often simplified as Ngo in English-language text. According to Vietnamese custom, this person properly should be referred to by the given name Diệm. Ngô Đình Diệm Jean...

Today is Monday, June 11, the 162nd day of 2007. There are 203 days left in the year.Today's Highlights in History:On June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress formed a committee to draft a Declaration of Independence calling for freedom from Britain.On this date:In 1509, England's...

War On Terror: Democrats arrogantly tell Iraq's elected government to oust Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, but those poised to replace him are worse. Imagine a Mideast version of the disastrous 1963 U.S.-backed coup against Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem. "As its American advocates had desired,...

Journalism: The posthumous publication of his book on the Korean War is confirming David Halberstam's place in the left-leaning media establishment's lexicon of saints. The truth about him is a lot more down to earth."The Coldest Winter" by idolized veteran journalist David Halberstam, killed in...

A foreign correspondent for The New York Times who has reported from more than 50 countries, Stephen Kinzer has met the enemy—and it is U.S. The invasion of Iraq, he claims, was not an aberration but part of a pattern deeply embedded in American foreign...