Ngo Dinh Diem27 May 1954
The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam at the 17th parallel. The Geneva Conference appoints Ngo Dinh Diem President of Vietnam
Vietnam · Government / Government of Vietnam. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
The Geneva Conference partitions Vietnam at the 17th parallel. The Geneva Conference appoints Ngo Dinh Diem President of Vietnam
Vietnam had been partitioned at the Geneva Conference after the defeat of the French Union forces at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, with the State of Vietnam ruling the country south of the 17th parallel. The partition was intended to be temporary, with national elections scheduled for 1956 to create a Government of a reunified nation
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