Huỳnh Thúc Kháng
Huỳnh Thúc Kháng | |
|---|---|
President of the House of Representatives of Annam | |
| In office 1926–1928 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Trác |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 1, 1876 Tiên Phước, Quảng Nam, Annam, French Indochina |
| Died | 21 April 1947 (aged 70) Nghĩa Hành, Quảng Ngãi, North Vietnam |
| Political party | Independent |
| Awards | Gold Star Order |
Huỳnh Thúc Kháng (
President of the Annamese House of Representatives
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He was born in
President from 1926 to 1928. In 1927, he founded the Huế-based Tiếng Dân newspaper, which gained prominence among the Vietnamese intelligentsia at the time but was shut down by the colonial authority in 1943.[1]
Following the
ex officio Acting Prime Minister) while Hồ Chí Minh was negotiating in France. In 1946, Huỳnh came back to Quảng Ngãi to lead the fight against the French in the 5th Interzone. Though he died on 21 April 1947 under suspicious circumstances,[2] it was most possibly from a fatal illness he had contracted during his time there and was buried atop the Thiên Ấn mountain, a prominent landmark of Quảng Ngãi.[3]
Works
- Thi tù tùng thoại (The collection of Poems in Prison) a collection of poems composed by Huỳnh Thúc Kháng and his comrades in Côn Đảo prison between 1908 and 1921, first published by Tiếng Dân newspaper in 1939.[4]
- Phan Tây Hồ tiên sinh lịch sử (The history of sensei Phan Tây Hồ) published in 1959 by Anh Minh publisher.[5]
Legacy and memory
Most cities in modern Vietnam have named major streets after him.[6] In 2013, he was posthumously awarded the Gold Star Order, the highest honor of Vietnam.[7]
References
- ^ Hồng, Khanh (2015-06-21). "Tiêng Dân, la voix du peuple sous la colonisation française". Le Courrier du Vietnam (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ Hoàng Văn Đào Viet Nam Quoc Dan Dang: A Contemporary History 2008 "A longtime afterward, Huỳnh Thúc Kháng came back to Quảng Ngãi to lead the fight against the French in the 5th Interzone; there, he learned in secret of the deception at the Head Office. Huỳnh goggled at this information, but said nothing further. Later, Huỳnh Thúc Kháng died. His death, according to a document by Professor Nguyễn Văn Mùi and Mr. Nguyễn Xuân Chữ, was a suspicious one...."
- ^ Lê, Quốc (2017-12-15). "Vị trí đặc biệt của ngôi mộ cụ Huỳnh Thúc Kháng". Tri Thức & Cuộc Sống. Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
- ^ "A mirror of an indomitable patriot". baodanang.vn. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "The biography of Phan Tây Hồ sensei". www.thuvienpdf.com. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
- ISBN 0-7946-0070-0.
- ^ Tấn, Vũ (2013-04-15). "Truy tặng Huân chương Sao vàng cho cụ Huỳnh Thúc Kháng". Tuổi Trẻ (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 2022-10-10.