<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ngo_Dinh_Diem" id="mwtA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ngo Dinh Diem">Ngô Đình Diệm</a> proclaims himself as President of the newly created <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam" id="mwtQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="South Vietnam">Republic of Vietnam</a>.