1957 in the Vietnam War

1957 in the Vietnam War
← 1956 1958 →
	; A map of South Vietnam showing provincial boundaries and names and military zones (1, II, III, and IV Corps).
Location	Indochina
Belligerents
South Vietnam	Anti-government insurgents:; Viet Minh cadres

In 1957 South Vietnam's President Ngô Đình Diệm visited the United States and was acclaimed a "miracle man' who had saved one-half of Vietnam from communism. However, in the latter part of the year, violent incidents committed by anti-Diệm insurgents increased and doubts about the viability of Diệm's government were expressed in the media and by U.S. government officials.

The term "Viet Cong" for the communist cadres in South Vietnam began to replace the older term "Viet Minh" in common usage.

^ "Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam, 1954-1960". Pentagon Papers. 1 Chapter 5 (Section 3). Beacon Press: 314–46. 1971. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
^ Thousands of Viet Minh cadres had stayed behind after the Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese government still held out that a referendum on unification as per the Geneva Accords would go ahead. As such they forbid the southern Viet Minh cadres from anything but low level insurgency actions instead issuing directives to focus on political agitation in preparation for the upcoming elections.^[1]

[Pentagon-1] "Origins of the Insurgency in South Vietnam, 1954-1960". Pentagon Papers. 1 Chapter 5 (Section 3). Beacon Press: 314–46. 1971. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

[2] Thousands of Viet Minh cadres had stayed behind after the Vietnam was split into North and South Vietnam. The North Vietnamese government still held out that a referendum on unification as per the Geneva Accords would go ahead. As such they forbid the southern Viet Minh cadres from anything but low level insurgency actions instead issuing directives to focus on political agitation in preparation for the upcoming elections.^[1]

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