What religion did the South Vietnamese Ngô Đình Diệm adhere to?
Shintoism
Islam
Roman Catholicism
Taoism
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Ngô Đình Diệm, the first president of South Vietnam, was a devout Roman Catholic. Under his rule, Catholicism enjoyed preferential treatment and became the state religion of South Vietnam. Diệm's strong alignment with Catholicism and his policies favoring Catholics over other religious groups led to increased tensions and discrimination against Buddhists and other minorities, contributing to social unrest and political instability in South Vietnam.
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