Nguyen Khac Chinh
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Nguyen Khac Chinh was born on February 16, 1924, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
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, France
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In 1966, he was declared the winner of the World Literary Prize for short stories in French.
In the Republic of Vietnam, he served as an attorney for the Superior Appellate Court in Saigon.
because he was devout anti-communist and he formed the People’s Forces For the Recovery of Vietnam.
In 1975, he was the Judicial Advisor Saint Vincent Church Uprising, Saigon, which led to his arrest by the Vietnamese Communist and he received a life sentence.
and the World Pen Club, the Communist government of Vietnam released Nguyen Khac Chinh after 17 years in jail.
He received political asylum and was reunited with his family in Maryland
, United States
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of an exiled anti-communist organization known as The Government of Free Vietnam
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On August 15, 1997, he founded the Free Vietnam Coalition party and in 2002, he was chosen as Chairman of the Vietnamese Nationals Council.
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
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Early life
He graduated Sorbonne Law School in ParisParis
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, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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In 1966, he was declared the winner of the World Literary Prize for short stories in French.
In the Republic of Vietnam, he served as an attorney for the Superior Appellate Court in Saigon.
Political activity under Communism
On April 30, 1975, he remained during the Fall of SaigonFall of Saigon
The Fall of Saigon was the capture of Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam, by the People's Army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front on April 30, 1975...
because he was devout anti-communist and he formed the People’s Forces For the Recovery of Vietnam.
In 1975, he was the Judicial Advisor Saint Vincent Church Uprising, Saigon, which led to his arrest by the Vietnamese Communist and he received a life sentence.
Arrest and imprisonment
Under political pressure by the United States Department of StateUnited States Department of State
The United States Department of State , is the United States federal executive department responsible for international relations of the United States, equivalent to the foreign ministries of other countries...
and the World Pen Club, the Communist government of Vietnam released Nguyen Khac Chinh after 17 years in jail.
He received political asylum and was reunited with his family in Maryland
Maryland
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, United States
United States
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Life in Exile
Since 1997, he has served as the Minister of InformationMinister of Information
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of an exiled anti-communist organization known as The Government of Free Vietnam
Government of Free Vietnam
Provisional Government of Free Vietnam is a paramilitary political organization headquartered in Garden Grove, California and Missouri City, Texas...
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On August 15, 1997, he founded the Free Vietnam Coalition party and in 2002, he was chosen as Chairman of the Vietnamese Nationals Council.
Quotes
- As a political Prisoner in Vietnam for 17 years I have forgiven my brothers now let's rebuild Vietnam.
- I long to return to Vietnam under no repression and with open arms to bring freedom to my people.
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wrote me while I was in jail and told me to keep the faith, I have not yet given up hope!
External links
- Featured Speaker Nguyen Khac Chinh Video
- Government of Free Vietnam Official Site
- Inauguration Ceremony of The Government of Free Vietnam (Photos)