He returned to Vietnam to rule under French control until he was ousted by South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem in a rigged election in 1954. Known popularly as "Big Minh," Duong led the South ...

In 1954, the French were finally defeated by the Viet ... because they believed that if Vietnam reunified under the leadership of Ho Chi Minh and fell to communism, all the surrounding countries ...

Vietnam had been a French colony close colonyA country ... Ho Chi Minh wanted to unite all of Vietnam under his rule. Ngo Dinh Diem, an unpopular leader, was out of touch with the South Vietnamese ...