Labels:text | human face | screenshot | man | forehead | person OCR: THE VIETNAM WAR KEY PLAYERS OVERVIEW HO COURSE OF THE WAR GIAP DIEM HUMAN COST JOHNSON KEY PLAYERS Ngo Dinh Diem, ruthless leader of South Vietnam NGO DINH DIEM (1901-63) Diem was the Catholic president of South Vietnam from 1955 through 1963. He was aggressively anti- WESTMORELAND Communist and implemented many uncompromising policies. Widespread corruption existed in his ranks. In 1963 he was assassinated following a military coup. NIXON - CHRONOLOGY