What if Ngo Dinh Diem was not killed in a CIA-backed coup in 1963? How would him remaining in power into the 1960's affect the Vietnam War?
To avoid simply having another coup at a later date things will have to change. Specifically his family needs to be moved out of their sensitive positions ASAP and Diem needs to ramp up his land reform efforts.What if Ngo Dinh Diem was not killed in a CIA-backed coup in 1963? How would him remaining in power into the 1960's affect the Vietnam War?
Diem needs to ramp up his land reform efforts
the NLF likely returns to the dark days of 1955-59
There was no coup when Thieu did it, and any attempt wouldn't be american-backed as the Americans had been telling him to hurry up with the land reform.I thought you said you didn’t want a coup?
Well it happened while he was still alive so no argument there.It would take a lot to convince me that an Ap Bac isn’t around the corner even with Diem alive.