Hoang Co Minh
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Hoàng Cơ Minh was the first Chairman of the Việt Tân
(Vietnam Reform Party). He was elected on September 10, 1982, when Viet Tan was founded. He was considered, among the expatriate Vietnamese, the leader of the anti-communist resistance against the Vietnamese government.
, Vietnam
, in 1935. He graduated in Mathematics from the University of Hanoi in 1954. He then joined the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
(ARVN) where he was a decorated officer. He was known as an incorruptible leader and rose quickly in the Navy where he became Commodore-Admiral
, in the Republic of Vietnam Navy
.
After the Fall of Saigon
in 1975, Hoàng Cơ Minh established the foundations for a long-term democracy movement against the Vietnamese communist regime. In 1982 he founded Việt Tân (Vietnam Reform Party) along the Thai-Lao border and was elected as first Chairman.
Hoàng Cơ Minh died in August 1987 while attempting to enter Vietnam.
Viet Tan
Việt Tân is a network of members inside Vietnam and around the world, that aims to establish democracy and reform Vietnam through peaceful and political means.The organization has its origins in the National United Front for the Freedom of Vietnam , founded on September 10,...
(Vietnam Reform Party). He was elected on September 10, 1982, when Viet Tan was founded. He was considered, among the expatriate Vietnamese, the leader of the anti-communist resistance against the Vietnamese government.
Life
Hoàng Cơ Minh was born in HanoiHanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, Vietnam
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 –...
, in 1935. He graduated in Mathematics from the University of Hanoi in 1954. He then joined the Army of the Republic of Vietnam
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
The Army of the Republic of Viet Nam , sometimes parsimoniously referred to as the South Vietnamese Army , was the land-based military forces of the Republic of Vietnam , which existed from October 26, 1955 until the fall of Saigon on April 30, 1975...
(ARVN) where he was a decorated officer. He was known as an incorruptible leader and rose quickly in the Navy where he became Commodore-Admiral
Commodore (rank)
Commodore is a military rank used in many navies that is superior to a navy captain, but below a rear admiral. Non-English-speaking nations often use the rank of flotilla admiral or counter admiral as an equivalent .It is often regarded as a one-star rank with a NATO code of OF-6, but is not always...
, in the Republic of Vietnam Navy
Republic of Vietnam Navy
The Republic of Vietnam Navy was the naval force of the former Republic of Vietnam from 1955 to 1975. The early fleet consisted of boats from France. After 1955 and the transfer of the armed forces to Vietnamese control, the fleet was supplied from the United States...
.
After the Fall of Saigon
Fall 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...
in 1975, Hoàng Cơ Minh established the foundations for a long-term democracy movement against the Vietnamese communist regime. In 1982 he founded Việt Tân (Vietnam Reform Party) along the Thai-Lao border and was elected as first Chairman.
Hoàng Cơ Minh died in August 1987 while attempting to enter Vietnam.