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Vietnamese-American politician (born 1952)

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Dao Minh Quan
President of the Provisional National Government of Vietnam
Incumbent
Assumed office 2018
Preceded by	Nguyễn Trần(as Prime Minister)
Prime Minister of the Provisional National Government of Vietnam
In office1992–2018
Succeeded by	Nguyễn Trần
Personal details
Born	Đào Minh Quân1952 (age 73–74)Thị Nghè village, Gia Định Province, Vietnam, French Indochina
Citizenship	United States
Party	Indipendent
Other politicalaffiliations	Third Republic of Vietnam
Occupation	Politician
Vietnamese alphabet	Đào Minh Quân
Chữ Hán	陶明君

Dao Minh Quan (born Đào Minh Quân in 1952) is a Vietnamese-American politician. He is the 3rd President of the Third Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Chính phủ quốc gia Việt Nam lâm thời), a claimed government in exile.[1] He is known for starting the Vietnam New Democratic Movement.

Early life and education

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Quân was born in Thị Nghè village, Gia Định Province, in Vietnam to Đào Thế (father) and Nguyễn Thị Hạnh (mother). He claims to be a descendent of the Grand Prince of Trần Hưng Đạo.

He attended Phan Thanh Giản school until 1968. Quân participated in a Commando course at Sơn Trà/Non Nước military base when he was 16 years old. During the Vietnam War, he assisted Robert D. Ohman and later became the First Lieutenant of the 122nd Battalion. He was then promoted as the Lieutenant Commander of a special force unit called "Black Tiger."

In 1980, he immigrated to Los Angeles, United States with his family as political refugees. He studied Computer Programming at Rancho Santiago Community College.

Career

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Đào became a politician in 1971 and started the Vietnam New Democratic Movement in 1987.

Đào Minh Quân and Nguyễn Hậu, the President of the General Association of Communist Political Prisoners, created illegal files for political prisoners in Vietnam starting in 1990. This helped ARVN soldiers reunite with their families. Đào also initiated a program called C.P.A. (Comprehensive Plan of Action) to help Vietnamese refugees settle in the United States.[citation needed]

He was invited to the Host Committee in 1990 for the U.S. Republican Party. In 1991 he was voted as the Prime Minister of the Provisional National Government of Vietnam which was newly founded. It served as a self-proclaimed provisional government of Vietnam.[2][3][4]

He established his political party, the Third Republic of Vietnam, on February 16, 2018. It also serves as a self-proclaimed provisional government of Vietnam. Đào was voted and elected as the Third President of the Republic of Vietnam, as also self-proclaimed; or the First President of the newly founded Third Republic of Vietnam. He was accepted and was inaugurated on November 11, 2018, in Adelanto, California.

Đào has received two diplomatic notes from former American President Bill Clinton. The Provisional Government of Ukraine also invited him to give a speech at the congress of the Soviet Union. On October 15, 2010, U.S. Representative Gary Miller and Edward Nixon invited Đào as Prime Minister of the Provisional National Government of Vietnam to claim sovereignty in the South China Sea at the Nixon Library.

Đào built a tributary monument named called the Hexagon Monument as a tribute to the US government, military, and the American people.

Controversy

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Đào's political party has been designated as a terrorist organization by the website of the Ministry of Public Security in Vietnam.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

Members of Đào's political party have appeared in the People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City on the crime of overthrowing the Government of Vietnam, including a bombing and arson at a police facility and an unsuccessful bombing attempt at an airport, presumably Tan Son Nhat International Airport.[12][13]

Political affiliations

[edit] Third Republic of Vietnam

Đệ Tam Việt Nam Cộng hòa Motto: Lấy lại đất tổ, không làm khổ dân"Regain the ancestral lands, end the populace's suffering"[14] Anthem: Tiếng Gọi Công Dân("Call to the citizens")
Seal of the Third republic of Vietnam
Flag
Territory claimed by the Third Republic of Vietnam
Predecessor	Government of South Vietnam
Formation	October 21, 1990; 35 years ago (1990-10-21)
Founded at	Little Saigon, Orange County, California
Type	Government-in-Exile
Purpose	Remove the Socialist republic of Vietnam from power and re establish the Republic of Vietnam
Headquarters	Little Saigon, Orange County, California
Location	United States of America
Region served	United States and Vietnam
Official language	Vietnamese, English
President	Đào Minh Quân
Website	www.chinhphuquocgia.com
Formerly called	Provisional National Government of Vietnam

He is affiliated to the Third Republic of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Đệ Tam Việt Nam Cộng Hòa, abbreviated DTVNCH), also referred to by its previous name the Provisional National Government of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Chính phủ Quốc gia Việt Nam Lâm thời), a self-proclaimed government in exile, headquartered in the Little Saigon neighborhood of Orange County, California, with offices in other Little Saigon communities.

History of the organization

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The Provisional National Government of Vietnam was formed by former soldiers and refugees from the former South Vietnamese regime on 21 October 1990 and was officially founded on 16 February 1991, led by Prime Minister Đào Minh Quân, who was elected by some of the Vietnamese representatives in the United States. He succeeded Nguyen Tran who was elected as Prime Minister previously. It was ruled by the New Democratic Party of Vietnam.

In November 2018, Prime Minister Đào Minh Quân was reelected as the new President of the newly created Third Republic of Vietnam. The inauguration ceremony was held at the base in Adelanto and at the Hilton Hotel. Participants came from numerous countries, including Australia and Vietnam (see Anti-communism in Vietnam). During the ceremony, the US government's staff gave speeches and expressed hope that the newly elected president would work closely with the US. Also in the same year, the communist Vietnamese government listed this foundation as a terrorist foundation, citing the reason due to the 2018 bombings.

Activities of the organization

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In January 2018, the government in exile was labeled by the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security as a "terrorist organization", citing the group's alleged responsibility in numerous plans to commit acts of "terrorism, sabotage, and assassination" of government officials.[15][16][17]

People affiliated with the organization have been arrested and convicted in Vietnam of conspiracy to overthrow the Communist government and of attempted arson and unsuccessful bombings at a police facility[18] and an airport (presumably Tan Son Nhat Intl.). Several political activists received prison sentences of up to 14 years.[19][20]

References

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1. ^ "REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ~ My Government strongly condemns the unlawful acts". REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM.
2. ^ ""Chính phủ Đào Minh Quân" - Một tổ chức khủng bố đã đến hồi cáo chung ⋆ Hương Sen Việt". December 17, 2020. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
3. ^ "Hai người quốc tịch Mỹ cùng lĩnh 14 năm tù vì hoạt động khủng bố". vnexpress.net.
4. ^ "Vô cùng thương tiếc các "anh hùng" chiến đấu cho Đào Minh Quân | Diễn đàn dân chủ tiến bộ". Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
5. ^ "'Chính phủ quốc gia Việt Nam lâm thời' là tổ chức khủng bố". Đại đoàn kết. January 30, 2018.
6. ^ ""Miễn phí" - chiêu trò mới của tổ chức khủng bố". Báo An ninh thế giới.
7. ^ "Bản chất thực của Đào Minh Quân và Dân quốc nội". Cánh cò: Tin tức Tin cậy - Kịp Thời - Hấp dẫn. July 14, 2020.
8. ^ "12 người bị cáo buộc hoạt động nhằm lật đổ chính quyền". vnexpress.net.
9. ^ "12 đệ tử của "thủ tướng" Đào Minh Quân hầu tòa". Báo Công an Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh.
10. ^ "Cảnh giác với chiêu trò "Cấp nhà miễn phí" của Đào Minh Quân cầm đầu tổ chức phản động, khủng bố "Chính phủ quốc gia Việt Nam lâm thời"". Cổng thông tin điện tử Tỉnh Kiên Giang (in Vietnamese). December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
11. ^ "Những chiến công thầm lặng". Báo Công an Nhân dân điện tử.
12. ^ ONLINE, TUOI TRE (July 7, 2018). "Xét xử 12 đối tượng khủng bố". TUOI TRE ONLINE.
13. ^ Griffiths, James (August 23, 2018). "Hanoi jails two US members of group still fighting Vietnam War". CNN.
14. ^ Third Republic government’s self-claimed constitution
15. ^ Pearson, James (January 31, 2018). "Vietnam lists U.S.-based Vietnamese group as 'terrorist' organization". Reuters. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
16. ^ "Provisional National Government of Vietnam" is a terrorist organisation". Vietnamnet Global.
17. ^ An, Bộ Công. "Thông báo về tổ chức khủng bố "Chính phủ quốc gia Việt Nam lâm thời"". bocongan.gov.vn. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
18. ^ Bài Hình ảnh các hoạt động khủng bố của tổ chức khủng bố Triều Đại Việt [Images and Videos about the terrorist at a police facility, which was linked to a militia branch of The 3rd Republic Of Vietnam] (in Vietnamese), bocongan.gov.vn
19. ^ Nguyen, Chung. "12 đệ tử của "thủ tướng" Đào Minh Quân hầu tòa" [12 followers of "prime minister" Dao Minh Quan appear in court] (in Vietnamese). Congan.com.vn.
20. ^ "Vietnamese Police's announcement about the captured members, as terrorists". Retrieved October 21, 2021.