What happened to the leaders of South Vietnam?

Following the overthrow of his government by South Vietnamese military forces the day before, President Ngo Dinh Diem and his brother are captured and killed by a group of soldiers.

Who was the last leader of South Vietnam?

Heads of state

President of the Republic of Vietnam
First holder	Ngô Đình Diệm
Final holder	Dương Văn Minh
Abolished	30 April 1975
Succession	Chairman of the Consultative Council of the Provisional Revolutionary Government

Who led South Vietnam until 1963?

Ngo Dinh Diem
What did Ngo Dinh Diem do? As president of South Vietnam (1955–63), Ngo Dinh Diem assumed dictatorial powers.

Who was the Dragon Lady in Vietnam?

Trần Lệ Xuân (22 August 1924 – 24 April 2011), more popularly known in English as Madame Nhu, was the de facto First Lady of South Vietnam from 1955 to 1963….Madame Nhu.

Trần Lệ Xuân
Succeeded by	Madame Nguyễn Cao Kỳ
Personal details
Born	22 August 1924 Hanoi, French Indochina
Died	24 April 2011 (aged 86) Rome, Italy

What Does VC mean in Vietnam War?

Viet Cong
Viet Cong (VC), in full Viet Nam Cong San, English Vietnamese Communists, the guerrilla force that, with the support of the North Vietnamese Army, fought against South Vietnam (late 1950s–1975) and the United States (early 1960s–1973). The name is said to have first been used by South Vietnamese Pres.

Who has the nickname the dragon lady?

Since the 1930s, when “Dragon Lady” became fixed in the English language, the term has been applied countless times to powerful East, Southeast and South Asian women, such as Soong Mei-ling, also known as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Madame Nhu of Vietnam, Devika Rani of India, and to any number of Asian or Asian American …