Fighting erupted between forces loyal to Ngô Đình Diệm and the Bình Xuyên, a powerful armed organization tied to the city’s political economy. Civilians were killed and displaced. Diệm’s victory helped centralize authority but did not make South Vietnam’s political order broadly consensual.
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What did the Battle of Saigon in 1955 enable Diệm to do?
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Diem’s victory strengthened the state but did not create broad political consent.
Ngô Đình Diệm defeated the Bình Xuyên during the 1955 Battle of Saigon.
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The victory helped centralize state authority but did not ensure broad consent.