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Phoenix and the rebirth of evil part I: | The Vineyard of the Saker
· With the help of the CIA man Edward Lansdale, Diem crushed his opponents and became president of Vietnam after a % victory in a sham election. Soon after, he instituted a reign of terror primarily targeted against Buddhists, Cao Dai and Hoa Hao sects as well as members of the Viet Minh who had remained in South Vietnam after the partition.