Kiều Mộng Thu (born 1941, real name: Trương Ngọc Thu) is a Vietnamese journalist, teacher, and an opposition politician well known during the existence of South Vietnam. During the Second Republic of the Republic of Vietnam, she was one of President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu's staunchest political critics and opponents. She was one of the few women elected to the lower house (House of Representatives) of the National Assembly in 1967, representing Thừa Thiên province[2] and being reelected in 1971 this time representing the city of Huế.[3]
Kiều Mộng Thu | |
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 Official portrait, 1968 | |
| Member of the House of Representatives of South Vietnam | |
| In office 31 October 1971 – 30 April 1975 Serving with Hà Thúc Ký | |
| Preceded by | Nguyễn Đại Bảng |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Constituency | Huế |
| Member of the House of Representatives of South Vietnam | |
| In office 31 October 1967 – 31 October 1971 Serving with | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | |
| Constituency | Thừa Thiên province |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Trương Ngọc Thu 1941 (age 82–83) Long Xuyên, An Giang province, Cochinchina, French Indochina |
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| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Nguyễn Chức Sắc |
| Children | 6 |
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| Nickname | The Dragon[1] |
Biography
editShe was born in 1941 in Long Xuyên, An Giang province, Cochinchina, French Indochina.[4][5]
Political career
editDuring her tenure in the lower house of the National Assembly, she was a staunch opponent of the Vietnam War and advocated for the withdrawal of the US military from Vietnam..[6] On 19 October 1970, she participated in a seminar in criticizing and condemning the Thiệu regime; members ranging from President Thiệu, Vice President Nguyễn Cao Kỳ, and Prime Minister Trần Thiện Khiêm on their handling of the economy and caving into the US demands on a new currency exchange law. Regarding the currency exchange law, she stated, We cannot sit idle and allow the people's miserable lives to continue.[7]
Fall of Saigon
editNot much is known about her status after the Fall of Saigon; however, it was reported that she joined the new regime of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam and served as a member of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council.[8]
Works
edit- Cảnh Mimosa Ngày Củ (Mimosa Petal of old days)
- Hai Khung Trời (Two Skies)
- Lá Đỏ Trên Mười Đầu Ngón Tay (Leaves fall on finger tips)
- Khung Trời Quê Hương (Nation's Sky)
- Mùa Thu Cuối Cùng (Last Fall)
- Dưới Rặng Bằng Lăng (Under Bằng Lăng Tree)
- Mau Hoa Phương (Flamboyant Flower Color)[9]
References
edit- ^ "Vietnam Bulletin Volumes 6-9".
- ^ "Vietnam Public Administration Bulletin nr. 41 (Nov. 1967)" (PDF). US Agency for International Development. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Public Administration Bulletin, Vietnam" (PDF). December 1, 1971. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ "Who's who in Vietnam".
- ^ "Niên-Giám Hạ-Nghị-Viện Việt-Nam Cộng-Hòa, Pháp-Nhiệm I (1967–1971)". 1968.
- ^ "Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 201-210".
- ^ "Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts Issues 201-210".
- ^ "Two Hamlets in Nam Bo: Memoirs of Life in Vietnam Through Japanese Occupation, the French and American Wars, and Communist Rule, 1940-1986". 15 May 2008.
- ^ "Who's who in Vietnam".