Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh
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Nguyễn Bửu Chánh a self-styled member of Vietnam
's Nguyễn Dynasty, was born in Huế, Vietnam. He is heavily influenced by Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence.
. He then attended Da Lat University, where he obtained a master's degrees in Political Science
and Business Administration.
From 1982 to 1984, he attended Northeastern Illinois University
in Chicago, United States where he graduated with high honors, obtaining a B.S. in Information Science
.
Center, for the Republic of Vietnam.
From 1971 to 1973, he was General Director of the 4th Tactic Zone at the Ministry of Economy in Saigon and, until 1975, was Assistant General Director of the Vissan Company in the Ministry of Industry, Saigon.
, moving to the United States of America.
He is the founder of the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League
, former President of the Southeast Asia Imperial & Royal League and former Vice-Chairman of The British Committee for Free Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia & Burma. Bửu Chánh is an advocate of the restoration of a Constitutional Monarchy
in Vietnam. He believes that if the people of Vietnam have the opportunity to vote for such a system of government, they would choose it.
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 –...
's Nguyễn Dynasty, was born in Huế, Vietnam. He is heavily influenced by Mohandas Gandhi's philosophy of nonviolence.
Education
Bửu Chánh attended the National High School at Huế, before earning a B.A. degree in literature at Hue UniversityHue University
Huế University is a university located in Huế, the former imperial capital of Vietnam; this university is one of the important regional universities of Vietnam...
. He then attended Da Lat University, where he obtained a master's degrees in Political Science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
and Business Administration.
From 1982 to 1984, he attended Northeastern Illinois University
Northeastern Illinois University
Northeastern Illinois University is a public state university located in Chicago, Illinois. The main campus is located in the community area of North Park with three additional campuses in the metropolitan area. Tracing its founding to 1867, it was first established as a separate branch of a...
in Chicago, United States where he graduated with high honors, obtaining a B.S. in Information Science
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
.
Government
He then worked as assistant to Colonel Nguyen Be at the Ministry of Rural Revolutionary Development, Chi Linh – Vũng TàuVung Tàu
Vũng Tàu is a city in southern Vietnam. Its population in 2005 was 240,000. The city area is including 13 urban wards and one village. It is the capital of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province, and is the crude oil extraction center of Vietnam. It is also known as one of the most beautiful cities of tourism...
Center, for the Republic of Vietnam.
From 1971 to 1973, he was General Director of the 4th Tactic Zone at the Ministry of Economy in Saigon and, until 1975, was Assistant General Director of the Vissan Company in the Ministry of Industry, Saigon.
In exile
After 1975, when North Vietnamese troops finally conquered the South, Bửu Chánh, his wife Phan Lien and their children went into exileExile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
, moving to the United States of America.
He is the founder of the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League
Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League
Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League , .-History:The Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League is an anti-communist organization that was established in 1993 by its first President Nguyễn Phúc Bửu Chánh, a self-claimed member of the Vietnamese royal family who fled from Vietnam for...
, former President of the Southeast Asia Imperial & Royal League and former Vice-Chairman of The British Committee for Free Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia & Burma. Bửu Chánh is an advocate of the restoration of a Constitutional Monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Constitutional monarchy is a form of government in which a monarch acts as head of state within the parameters of a constitution, whether it be a written, uncodified or blended constitution...
in Vietnam. He believes that if the people of Vietnam have the opportunity to vote for such a system of government, they would choose it.
Unmasking
The late Crown Prince Bảo Long issued a statement on 17 December 2004 denying the validity of Mr. Bửu's claims to be "regent" of the Nguyễn Dynasty.Quotes
- "When we are not devoted to serve the People, we cannot have the right to ask for the favors from the nation."
- "An advocation for a Constitutional Monarchy is not a sign of desperation or an admission of defeat. The role to be played by the Monarchy should be one that shall bind the people together, acting as a symbol of unity for the Vietnamese, MontagnardsDegarThe Degar are the indigenous peoples of the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The term Montagnard means "mountain people" in French and is a carryover from the French colonial period in Vietnam. In Vietnamese, they are known by the term thượng - this term can also be applied to other minority ethnic...
, and Khmer KromKhmer KromThe Khmer Krom are Khmer people living in the Mekong Delta and the Lower Mekong River area. Under the Khmer Rouge regime- according to the conservative estimates are that 150,000. Under the rule of Vietnam from 1979-93, Cambodia may have lost 20,000 Khmer Krom...
people inside and outside of Vietnam."
External links
- President Bửu Chánh of the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League challeges the Government of Vietnam to provide Religious Freedom
- President Bửu Chánh and his wife Phan Lien and members of the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League visit Thiкn-Lэ Bửu-Tтa Cao Đài Temple for a solemn ceremony.
- Who's Who of Asian Americans
- Current Biography – as at June 2007 – of, and as approved by His Imperial Highness Prince Regent Nhiep Chinh Nguyen Phuc Buu Chanh of Vietnam
- Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League