after the war, the geneva conference on july 21, 1954 made a provisional division of vietnam at the 17th parallel. the việt minh received control over the north in a territory called democratic republic of vietnam, under hồ chí minh. the area south of the 17th parallel was turned into state of vietnam, under emperor bảo đại, to prevent hồ chí minh from gaining control of the entire country. a year later, bảo đại would be deposed by his prime minister, ngô đình diệm, creating the republic of vietnam. diem's refusal to enter into negotiations with north vietnam on holding nationwide elections in 1956, as had been suggested by the geneva conference, would lead to the war breaking out again in south vietnam in 1959, the second indochina war.