Battle of Saigon (1955)

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Battle of Saigon
Territory controlled by the Bình Xuyên in 1955
Date 28 April – 4 May 1955 (1 week) Location Saigon, South Vietnam Result Diệm's government victory
Belligerents
Diệm's government  Vietnamese National Army	Bình Xuyên Supported by : Chief of State Bảo Đại
Commanders and leaders
Ngô Đình Diệm Dương Văn Minh Nguyễn Khánh	Lê Văn Viễn Bảo Đại
Casualties and losses
500–1,000 deaths

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Before 1955 1782 Saigon massacre (1782) Province of Gia Định Siege of Saigon (18 February 1859 – 25 February 1861) Battle of Ky Hoa (February 1861) Treaty of Saigon (1862) Treaty of Saigon (1874) Battle of Saigon (1955)
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The Battle of Saigon was a week-long battle in South Vietnam (State of Vietnam) between the army of Diệm's government and the private army of the Bình Xuyên organised crime syndicate. At the time, the Bình Xuyên was licensed with controlling the national police by the Chief of State Bảo Đại and Prime Minister Ngô Đình Diệm issued an ultimatum for them to surrender and come under state control. The battle started in Saigon capital on April 28, 1955, and Diệm's government had largely crushed the Bình Xuyên within a week. Fighting was mostly concentrated in the inner city Chinese business district of Chợ Lớn. The densely crowded area saw some 500 to 1000 deaths and up to 20,000 civilians made homeless in the cross-fire. In the end, the Bình Xuyên were decisively defeated, their army disbanded and their vice operations collapsed.