Country: | South Vietnam |
Type: | presidential |
Election Date: | 9 April 1961 |
Next Election: | 1967 South Vietnamese presidential election |
Next Year: | 1967 |
Image1: | Ngo_Dinh_Diem_-_Thumbnail_-_ARC_542189.png |
Party1: | PLRP |
Color1: | 008000 |
Percentage1: | 89% |
Percentage2: | 7% |
President | |
After Election: | Ngô Đình Diệm |
After Party: | PLRP |
Presidential elections were held in South Vietnam on 9 April 1961.[1] The result was a victory for Ngô Đình Diệm, who received 89% of the vote.