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Biography
He was born in 1896 in Phong Điền district, Cần Thơ, Cochinchina, French Indochina. He earned a medical degree from the University of Indochina. [1] Afterward, he went overseas to France to further his studies. [2] After returning from his studies overseas, he became active in the Cao Đài movement in Saigon. He was also the police chief in Cần Thơ during the Japanese coup d'état in French Indochina in March 1945. He was able to take control of Cần Thơ from the Imperial Japanese and he protected the French. As a reward, the French decided to make him a delegate for Cần Thơ province at the Consultative Council.
After the suicide of Nguyen Van Thinh, the French supported Hoạch to become the next prime minister and leader of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina. He assumed the office on 7 December 1946 and would serve until 8 October 1947. [3] [4] He was succeeded by his deputy Nguyễn Văn Xuân. Despite having the French support, Hoạch was a strong supporter for the independence of Cochinchina. On 11 December 1947 he would form the Vietnam National Assembly in Saigon. In addition to getting support from people in Cochinchina, he was able to get some support in Annam and Tonkin which resulted in the formation Vietnam National Rally on 23 December 1947. He would later go on and proclaim that he supported the monarchy form of government and he claims that there were extensive support from the Cao Đài, Hòa Hảo, and the Catholics. [5]
Personal life
He was an adherent of Caodaism. He had a younger brother named Lê Văn Huấn who was a teacher and taught at Petrus Ký High School. His brother was a follower of the Viet Minh and affiliated with the Vietnamese Fatherland Front and a vice chairman of the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam commonly known as the Viet Cong. [6]
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References
- ↑ Corfield, Justin (2014). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781783083336.
- ↑ Corfield, Justin (2014). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781783083336.
- ↑ Vietnamese Royal Exile in Japan p.198 "It seemed Cường Để vas preparing the ground for Bảo Đại's coming return from Hong Kong, by writing to Lê Văn Hoạch on 13 July 1947. It happened that Hoạch, who took over the premiership from Dr Thinh on 26 November 1946, was also in ..."
- ↑ Corfield, Justin (2014). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781783083336.
- ↑ Corfield, Justin (2014). Historical Dictionary of Ho Chi Minh City. Anthem Press. ISBN 9781783083336.
- ↑ http://baocamau.com.vn/nam-thang-khong-quen/tu-hao-%C3%B0ai-tieng-noi-nam-bo-37702.html
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| Succeeded by | Nguyễn Trung Vinh |
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