Nguyễn An Ninh | |
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Born |
Cholon, Hoc Mon, Vietnam |
September 5, 1900
Died | August 14, 1943 | (aged 42)
Nationality | Vietnamese |
Occupation | writer, activist, revolutionary |
Nguyễn An Ninh (September 5, 1900 – August 14, 1943) was a Vietnamese writer, activist and revolutionary during the country struggle against the French colonial empire. He was associated with the Société d'enseignement mutuel de Cochinchine (SEMC, in Vietnamese, Hội Khuyến Học Nam kỳ).
He was born in Cholon, Hoc Mon, Vietnam on September 5, 1900. His father Nguyễn An Khương, his uncle Nguyễn An Cư and his aunt were all revolutionaries. On October 12, 1924, he published La Cloche Fêlée, a journal that strongly and categorically opposed the colonial regime. After the 19th edition of the paper, the French threatened the printing company and effectively shut down the paper. In 1925, Nguyen went to France and gave a presentation on the situation in Indochina.
He was imprisoned five times by the French: