Vietnamese Civil War (1955–1963)

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The Vietnamese Civil War (1955–1963) was an internal conflict in South Vietnam marked by President Ngô Đình Diệm’s struggle against communist insurgents and political opponents, setting the stage for the broader Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf civil war
internal conflict
characterizedBy counterinsurgency operations
political repression
religious tensions between Catholic regime and Buddhist majority
combatant Bình Xuyên
Cao Đài religious sect factions
Government of South Vietnam
Hòa Hảo religious sect factions
National Liberation Front of South Vietnam
linked to: Viet Cong

Ngô Đình Diệm regime
linked to: Ngo family regime

Viet Cong
country South Vietnam
endedWith assassination of Ngô Đình Diệm
overthrow of Ngô Đình Diệm
endTime 1963
followedBy Vietnam War (1963–1975)
linked to: Vietnam War
hasCause Geneva Accords of 1954
linked to: Geneva Accords

anti-communist policies of Ngô Đình Diệm
division of Vietnam at the 17th parallel
refusal to hold nationwide reunification elections
suppression of political opposition in South Vietnam
location Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam
mainBelligerentLeader Hồ Chí Minh
linked to: Ho Chi Minh

Lê Duẩn
Ngô Đình Diệm
linked to: Ngo Dinh Diem

Ngô Đình Nhu
opposedBy Democratic Republic of Vietnam
North Vietnam
Viet Minh remnants
linked to: Viet Cong
partOf Vietnam War
precededBy First Indochina War
result escalation into full-scale Vietnam War
increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam
significantEvent 1955 conflict with Bình Xuyên
1960 attempted coup in South Vietnam
1963 South Vietnamese coup
ARVN operations against Viet Cong insurgents
Battle of Saigon (1955)
Buddhist crisis (1963)
Buddhist self-immolations in 1963
Huế Phật Đản shootings (1963)
Strategic Hamlet Program
formation of the National Liberation Front (1960)
suppression of Cao Đài militias
suppression of Hòa Hảo militias
startTime 1955
supportedBy Central Intelligence Agency
U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group
supporter Republic of China
United States

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Ngô Đình Diệm conflict Vietnamese Civil War (1955–1963)
subject linked to: Diem
Grumman F8F Bearcat usedInConflict Vietnam War (early period by South Vietnam)
linked to: Vietnamese Civil War (1955–1963)