On November 25, 1963, a state funeral had just ended at Arlington National Cemetery in the United States. The widow of the deceased, dressed in black and wearing a black veil on her head, touched the tombstone in grief and knelt down.
At this moment, another woman dressed almost identically approached, and behind the black veil was a standard Asian face, a beautiful but pale face with a smile on it.
Now, you know how I feel, right?”
The woman on her knees turned her head sharply when she heard this sarcastic remark, staring incredulously at the person who spoke.
Both women, also dressed in mourning clothes, had just lost their husbands, just 20 days apart. The names of the two deceased were John F. Kennedy and Ngo Dinh Mye.
The two recently widowed wives are the former first lady of the United States and the former first lady of Vietnam.
The upheaval of a wealthy girl.
Chen Lichun's aristocratic girlhood.
Born in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 1924, she was the daughter of a prominent aristocratic family. His father was a scholar who returned from studying in France, and his mother was the cousin of the last emperor of Vietnam and the royal princess of Vietnam.
Tran Lai Chun's status in the family surpassed that of his younger brother of the same age, which was extremely rare in Vietnam, which was patriarchal at the time. Her parents were influenced by Western culture and valued her bold, outstanding, and Western-liberal personality.
The aristocratic education made Chen Lichun a beautiful and intelligent girl, proficient in piano and ballet. Despite her appearance as a standard aristocratic lady, she is an out-and-out tomboy in private.
Prosperous scheming: From an aristocratic girl to the first lady of the country.
In 1943, 19-year-old Tran Lai Xuan married 33-year-old Ngo Dinh Dieh and became the first lady of South Vietnam. The marriage caused opposition from the family, not only because of the age gap, but also because of the ambiguous relationship between Ngo Dinh Yao and Chen Lichun's mother.
Chen Lichun was quite willful and successfully won this marriage for herself. After marriage, she renounced her Buddhist faith, converted to Catholicism, and adopted her husband's surname.
In 1955, Ngo Dinh Diem overthrew the last emperor of Vietnam and established South Vietnam, and Tran Lai Xuan became the first lady of South Vietnam. She was politically active in promoting feminism, but she was met with social resistance because of her blind push.
Intrigues: From feminism to domination.
The political maneuvers of the first lady of South Vietnam.
Chen Lichun's political line is tortuous and changeable. In her early days, she tried to promote feminism and monogamy in South Vietnam, but she failed to take into account the actual situation in Vietnam, which caused social resistance. The failure of feminist policies has tarnished her image, and she has turned to the more stringent "moral protection".
This law prohibits the daily entertainment of the population, and even divorce and contraception require **approval. After the law was announced, it caused dissatisfaction among the people across the country, and Chen Lichun's political status was shaken again.
She further encouraged Ngo Dinh Diem to implement ** rule, forcefully suppress the domestic ***, and supervise ** opponents. Chen Lichun also personally organized female troops to conduct actual combat target shooting, calling guns "bad but essential toys".
* Era: The maelstrom of power schemes of the First Lady of South Vietnam.
Change of regime in South Vietnam.
Chen Lichun's plot did not stop there. She included her relatives and friends in the most important positions, and South Vietnam became the world of the Wu family. As the first lady of South Vietnam, she often travels on behalf of the country, and has attracted the attention of Western countries with her beauty and high Western core.
However, at home, Chen Lichun's high-minded attitude has caused a lot of disgust. She did not express concern for the people at the bottom, but more about their beliefs. Tran Lichun vigorously suppressed Buddhism in Vietnam and issued a number of decrees restricting the activities of Buddhists, sparking public outrage.
On June 11, 1963, the senior monk Shi Quang Duc was on the street**, which became a huge impact on Vietnamese society. The global spread of *** attracted international attention, and even shocked the United States**Kennedy.
Collapse of power: the isolation of the First Lady of South Vietnam.
Social unrest and family crises.
However, Chen Lichun's reaction to the Shi Guangde ** incident was unexpected. She ridiculed the gasoline used by the ** person as not a patriotic act, and even condemned the parents who resigned because of this for being too "mother-in-law".
The incident led to a sharp decline in Chen Lichun's popularity. Her political line and high-handed tactics caused public anger to boil at home, and the South Vietnamese regime was in crisis. Chen Lichun has lost the support of the international community and has become the focus of attention at home and abroad.
In 1963, the South Vietnamese regime was in turmoil, and Tran Lai Chun's power was declining. The Wu family, which she represents, is also facing an unprecedented crisis. Social unrest and family crises left the once powerful First Lady of South Vietnam isolated.
The End of the Conspiracy: The End of the First Lady of South Vietnam.
The end of the conspiracy and the fate of South Vietnam.
Tran Ly-chun's political line and methods eventually led to the collapse of the South Vietnamese regime. The rule she represented caused social discontent, and the suppression of Buddhism hastened the collapse of South Vietnam.
At the end of 1963, the South Vietnamese regime was under pressure, Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown, and South Vietnam fell into chaos. Chen Lichun's political career also came to an end, and she eventually lost everything.
This former aristocratic girl, a wealthy strong woman, became a prisoner of politics in the whirlpool of power schemes. The fate of the South Vietnamese regime became the end of her career as a scheming and an unforgettable chapter in Vietnamese history.
Intrigue and Destiny: Chen Lichun's Political Trajectory.
Tran Lichun's life is legendary, she went from the prosperity of an aristocratic girl to political upheaval, and finally fell into the collapse of the South Vietnamese regime. This charming and tortuous history shows the struggle between power and fate, and also reflects the delicate and complex relationship between the individual and society, the family and the state.
First of all, Tran Lai Chun's upbringing carries a deep historical background in Vietnamese society. Born in 1924, she was a French colony in Vietnam and experienced the country's political turmoil and the impact of Western culture. Her distinctive, iconoclastic traits were evident as early as her teenage years, which is extremely rare in traditional Vietnamese society.
Second, her choice of marriage marked the beginning of her career in power schemes. The marriage with Id Dinh Jar not only caused opposition in terms of age and family background, but also caused an uproar because of Chen Lichun's "snatching" of Id Dinh Die. This marriage not only allowed her to enter the political arena, but also laid the groundwork for her later career in power schemes.
With the establishment of Ngo Dinh Diem's regime and Tran Lai Xuan becoming the first lady of South Vietnam, her political line became even more bumpy. She tried to promote feminism, but failed to take into account the reality of society, and as a result, it aroused the resentment of the public. In the subsequent reign, her harsh methods and suppression of Buddhism made South Vietnamese society even more unstable.
However, Chen's image on the international stage contrasts sharply with her domestic image. Her beauty and high Western core have made her highly regarded in Western countries, and she has even appeared on the cover of Time magazine. The existence of this dual personality not only allowed her to gain a certain amount of support on the international stage, but also made the domestic antipathy towards her more intense.
Shi Quang Duc's ** incident became a turning point for the South Vietnamese regime and a watershed in Chen Lichun's career as a power schemer. Her indifference to the incident, as well as her strong crackdown on Buddhism, drew widespread condemnation at home and abroad. This series of events led to political turmoil in South Vietnam, the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem, and the end of Tran Lai Xuan's political career.
Chen Lichun's life is like a drama, she went from the free-spirited girlhood to the power of aristocratic life, and finally fell victim to political struggle. Her story is not only a woman's struggle in a patriarchal society, but also a microcosm of the social change in the entire country. Her fate was controlled by the current situation, and she played a role in the current situation, becoming a stroke of law that cannot be ignored in the history of Vietnam.
In this history, power and fate are intertwined, and both the individual experience of Tran Lai Xuan and the collapse of the entire South Vietnamese regime reflect the intricacies of politics and society. Her story reminds us that while power schemes can sometimes bring short-term glory, they can also be the trigger for the ultimate fate of individuals and nations.
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