The Buddhists were protesting Attack against religious discrimination by the regime of the Roman Catholic President Ngô Đình Diệm .

The incident prompted Causation the United States to privately threaten to withdraw Escaping support Supporting for Diệm 's government and when the Americans finally reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale aid Assistance a few months later , the army took Conquering it as a green light Lighting for a coup .

The outcry over the attack Attack had already forced Hostile_encounter Diệm to appoint a panel of three cabinet ministers to meet with Social_event Buddhist leaders for negotiations Communication regarding Perception_active religious equality .

At the time , the Bình Xuyên was licensed Preventing_or_letting with controlling Control the national police by Emperor Bảo Đại , and Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm issued an ultimatum for them to surrender Surrendering and come Arriving under state control Control .

A year later , Bảo Đại would be deposed Change_of_leadership by his prime minister , Ngô Đình Diệm , creating Creating the Republic of Vietnam .

Soon an insurgency , backed by the north , developed Coming_to_be against Diệm 's government .

It came less than three months after Minh 's junta had themselves come to power in a bloody coup against then President Ngô Đình Diệm .

Distrusted Judgment_communication by his colleagues because of his tendency to change sides and his reputation as an intriguer , Khánh was assigned Deciding to I Corps in the far north of the country after Diệm 's overthrow Change_of_leadership to keep him away from the capital Saigon .

Khánh , who had played a minor role in Diệm 's overthrow Change_of_leadership , joined Connect forces with Generals Trần Thiện Khiêm , Nguyễn Văn Thiệu , who felt Change_sentiment they deserved better posts in the junta , and Colonels Nguyễn Chánh Thi and Đỗ Mậu , the latter being the director of military security under Diệm and an effective strategist .

Khánh , who had played a minor role in Diệm 's overthrow Change_of_leadership , joined Connect forces with Generals Trần Thiện Khiêm , Nguyễn Văn Thiệu , who felt Change_sentiment they deserved better posts in the junta , and Colonels Nguyễn Chánh Thi and Đỗ Mậu , the latter being the director of military security under Diệm and an effective strategist .

Khánh and his fellow plotters exploited this to spread rumors that Minh 's junta was about to make a deal with Hanoi and then gained the support of the US , most notably through the chief of military forces in Vietnam , General Paul Harkins , who supported Diệm and opposed Minh 's November coup .