Nicolas Tikhomiroff - SOUTH VIETNAM. May 1961.

SOUTH VIETNAM. May 1961. - SOUTH VIETNAM. Tay Ninh Province. Town of Tay Ninh. Vietnamese women marching in the streets on election day. They carry banners supporting President DIEM. In front of the women are the children wearing masks to scare away evil spirits (in this case the Viet Cong). - Nicolas Tikhomiroff

SOUTH VIETNAM. Tay Ninh Province. Town of Tay Ninh. Vietnamese women marching in the streets on election day. They carry banners supporting President DIEM. In f

SOUTH VIETNAM. Tay Ninh Province. Town of Tay Ninh. On election day. Old notable coming to vote.

SOUTH VIETNAM. Tay Ninh Province. Town of Tay Ninh. Caodaist temple.

SOUTH VIETNAM. May 1961. - SOUTH VIETNAM. Tay Ninh Province. South Vietnam's President Ngo Dinh Diem, overwhelming victory in the elections held in May, came under fire from all sides at year's end. The Viet Cong guerillas, supported by the Russians in violation of the 1954 Geneva accord on partition, attack in the countryside with increasing boldness. Meanwhile the U.S., following a critical survey by general Maxwell Taylor, is increasing military aid-also in violation of the Geneva agreement. Finally, President Diem has become increasingly unpopular with his own people, his regime being attacked as

SOUTH VIETNAM. Tay Ninh Province. South Vietnam's President Ngo Dinh Diem, overwhelming victory in the elections held in May, came under fire from all sides at ...

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