What was the fate of Ngô Đình Diệm?
He fled to America
He was killed in a coup
He lived to old age in Vietnam
He converted to Buddhism
Answer
**His demise came during a military coup d'état on November 2, 1963, when he was overthrown and assassinated along with his younger brother and chief advisor, Ngô Đình Nhu.** The coup was sparked by Diệm's increasingly authoritarian rule and unpopular policies, including his suppression of Buddhist protests.
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