"Mr. Diem was a devout Catholic. He returned to a shattered country, with little support outside of a political party operated by his own family. He was profoundly suspicious of many elements of the population. In this situation, hundreds of thousands of Catholic refugees were a boon to him. He quickly resettled themâone of the foremost achievements of his regimeâand he gave them special privileges. This special relationship was to sharpen feelings of religious discontent in the country. Mr. Diem, a Catholic from the central region, distrusted Vietnamese from the southern part of the country and was suspicious of Buddhists."
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The New York Times, âVIETNAM'S FAITHS UNDERLIE RISING; BuddhistâCatholic Disputes Sharpened Under Diemâ, (SEPT. 14, 1964)
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South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam, was a state governing the southern half of Vietnam from 1955 to 1975. It received international recognition in 1949 as the "State of Vietnam" (1949–55), and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" (1955–75). Its capital was Saigon.
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