He returned to Vietnam to rule under French control until he was ousted by South Vietnamese leader Ngo Dinh Diem in a rigged election in 1954. Known popularly as "Big Minh," Duong led the South ...

and a southern zone to be governed by an anti-communist government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. The Geneva Agreement spelled the end of French control in Vietnam and the beginning of a major dilemma for ...