The Sect Crisis of 1955 and the American Commitment to Ngô Đình Diệm
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12814504 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jessica M Chapman (0000-0001-5035-2141, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 37-85 |
| Publication date | 2010-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Vietnamese Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1559-372X • E-ISSN: 1559-3738 |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/vs.2010.5.1.37 |
| OpenAlex | W2136852515 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The sect crisis represented a critical turning point in South Vietnam. This article examines the spring 1955 clash between Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm and his challengers among the Hóa Hảo, Cao Đàai, and Bính Xuyên politico-religious sects in light of French and American involvement. Overlapping domestic and international dynamics combined to produce several results: Ngô Đình Diệm defeated the sect coalition, Washington pledged unconditional support for the prime minister, French clout in South Vietnam diminished, and the Sài Gòn government renewed its commitment to eradicate the influence of Chief of State Bảo Đại and remaining sect rebels over South Vietnamese politics
Economic history · Government (linguistics · Political science · Politics · Prime minister · Sect · State (computer science · State of emergency · Vietnamese · Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis · History · Law · Philosophy · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Citations per year | 0.15 |
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| Citation span | 2013 - 2019 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |