1963 ⟶ Assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated in ...
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🇻🇳 Vietnam War Officially Begins
Official beginning of the Vietnam War.⟶
VietnamWarIndochinaSoutheast AsiaCold WarUS InvolvementCommunism
🇻🇳 Viet Cong Insurgency Begins
Viet Cong insurgency begins in South Vietnam, sponsored by North Vietnam.⟶
VietnamInsurgencyCold WarProxy WarGuerrilla WarfareSoutheast AsiaCommunismNorth VietnamSouth Vietnam
🇰🇷 South Korean President Rhee Forced Out
South Korean President Syngman Rhee is forced out of office and replaced by a democratic government.⟶
South KoreacoupSyngman Rheedemocracypolitical changeAsiaCold Wargovernment
🇻🇳 US Deploys Military Advisors to South Vietnam
John F. Kennedy authorizes the deployment of 18,000 military advisors to support the struggle against communist insurgents in South Vietnam.⟶
VietnamUSAsiaCold WarMilitaryInterventionCommunismSouth Vietnam
🔪 Assassination of South Vietnamese President Diem
South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem is assassinated in a coup. CIA involvement is suspected.⟶
VietnamSouth VietnamNgo Dinh DiemCoupAssassinationUS InvolvementCold WarSoutheast AsiaPolitical Instability
🇺🇸 Assassination of President Kennedy
John F. Kennedy is shot and killed in Dallas. There has been some speculation over whether communist countries, or even the CIA, were involved in the assassination, but those theories remain controversial. Kennedy's vice-president Lyndon B. Johnson becomes President of the United States.⟶
United StatesJohn F. KennedyAssassinationLyndon B. JohnsonPolitical TurmoilCold WarUS HistoryDallas