dinh-diem-attempted-rebellion-1960-VIEP-spring-2023 Young people taking part in the attempted rebellion against Ngo Dinh Diem’s rule in November 1960 scatter in the streets of Saigon, dropping their bicycles as gunfire erupts. As a leader, Diem was unpopular due to corruption and crackdowns on dissent. (Paris Match Archive/Getty Images) Paris Match Archive/Getty Images