Caravelle Manifesto
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The Caravelle Manifesto was written in April 1960 as a public criticism of Ngo Dinh Diem
by a group of anti-Communist politicians and other Vietnam
ese notables. The manifesto criticized the Diem regime's restrictions on freedom and pushed for reforms in South Vietnam
.
Its name was derived from the fact that it was written at the Caravelle Hotel
in Saigon, Vietnam
.
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngô Đình Diệm was the first president of South Vietnam . In the wake of the French withdrawal from Indochina as a result of the 1954 Geneva Accords, Diệm led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam. Accruing considerable U.S. support due to his staunch anti-Communism, he achieved victory in a...
by a group of anti-Communist politicians and other Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
ese notables. The manifesto criticized the Diem regime's restrictions on freedom and pushed for reforms in South Vietnam
South Vietnam
South Vietnam was a state which governed southern Vietnam until 1975. It received international recognition in 1950 as the "State of Vietnam" and later as the "Republic of Vietnam" . Its capital was Saigon...
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Its name was derived from the fact that it was written at the Caravelle Hotel
Caravelle Hotel
The Caravelle Hotel is located in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The hotel was opened to the public on Christmas Eve 1959, when the city was known as Saigon...
in Saigon, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
.