Leadership Styles of Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dinh Diem

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The turning point in history for Vietnam all began in Geneva, Switzerland during the year 1954 in the Geneva Conference. The Geneva Accords both put an end to the Indochina War and set in motion the divide of territory in Vietnam. The Geneva Accord was an obligatory agreement stating Vietnam was to be separated at the 17th parallel, a line of separation, into two distinct territories. Vietnam was now separated into North and South Vietnam, the communist north and the south, which was anti-communist. Ho Chi Minh controlled North Vietnam, better known as the Democrat Republic of Vietnam, with its capital in Hanoi. Whereas in South Vietnam, better known as the Republic of Vietnam with Saigon as its capital, Ngo Dihn Diem commanded the South Vietnamese. Even with the different viewpoints on how each commander believes Vietnam should be controlled by their governing styles, however both Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dihn Diem display overwhelming support by maintaining the overall objective of sovereignty and self-sufficiency for the Vietnamese people. Both their leadership styles and personal attributes enabled both of them to enter into the spirit of the Vietnamese people and gather together support. The leadership of both, Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dihn Diem, in the perspective of Vietnamese culture will be analyzed. Was their leadership style a success or failure?
Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dihn Diem were devoted to the Vietnam regions and despite their differences; preferably Ho Chi Minh and Ngo Dihn Diem wanted unity for their country. They wanted Vietnam to stay undivided, to be whole once again. In comparison to each other, their childhoods were quite different, which may explain their strong yet different directions in captivating, motivating, enco...

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...f his charismatic energy and his overwhelming ability to put his people and their needs first. Ngo Dinh Diem was a selfish dictator; he made decisions he believed he would benefit from and not his country as a whole. Diem did not respect the principles of his Buddhist citizens. Ngo Dinh Diem reign was short lived whereas Ho Dinh Diem was loved and respected.

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