Bình Xuyên The United States backed Premier Ngô Đình Diệm in his fight to control South Vietnam. In the Battle of Saigon from 28 April to 3 May 1955, Bảy Viễn and his loyal troops were forced back to the Rung Sat jungle where they were defeated by the regular army. Viễn fled to exile in France and the organization fragmented, later resuming its clandestine form. Quotes "Give me the arms and I will take care of the Communists." References External links The Binh Xuyen: Order and Opium in Saigon Bibliography 1904 births 1970 deaths Hoa people Vietnamese people of the Vietnam War Vietnamese anti-communists Vietnamese exiles Vietnamese gangsters Tianduhui members People of Chaoshanese descent