Ngô Đình Diệm Defeats Bảo Đại, Founds Republic of Vietnam, October 23, 1955
Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm defeats former emperor Bảo Đại in a referendum and founds the Republic of Vietnam.
Date: October 23, 1955
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