With the fall of Diệm , various American sanctions that were imposed in response to the repression of the Buddhist crisis and Nhu 's Special Forces ' attacks on the Xá Lợi Pagoda , were lifted . The freeze on US economic aid , the suspension of the Commercial Import Program and various capital works initiatives were lifted , and Thơ and Minh were recognised . The first order of the new regime was Provisional Constitutional Act No. 1 , signed by Minh , formally suspending the 1956 constitution created by Diệm . Minh was said to have preferred playing mah-jongg , playing tennis at the elite Cercle Sportif , tending to his garden and giving tea parties to fighting the Viet Cong or running the country . He was criticised for being lethargic and uninterested . Stanley Karnow said " '' He was a model of lethargy , lacking both the skill and the inclination to govern '' " . According to Karnow , Minh lamented to him that because of his role as the junta head , he " '' did n't have enough time to grow his orchids or play tennis '' "
attacks on the Xá Lợi Pagoda
Xá Lợi Pagoda raids
Dương Văn Minh