"The deeply rooted religious divisions in South Vietnam were reflected in yesterday's military moves in Saigon against the Government of Premier Nguyen Khanh. There were other factors, too â rivalry among generals and between civilian politicians and the military. But religious divisions have long been among the most troublesome in the warâtorn country. They were sharpened in recent years under the rule of the late President Ngo Dinh Diem, when an essentially authoritarian regime became identified in the minds of many South Vietnamese as a Roman Catholic authoritarian regime. About 10 per cent of the 14.5 million South Vietnamese are Catholics. Ten or 11 million consider themselves Buddhists, but only about half are Buddha worshipers. The rest are more likely to be ancestorâworshipers."
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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
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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