Nguyễn Chí Thiện
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Nguyễn Chí Thiện (27 February 1939 – 2 October 2012) was a North Vietnamese dissident, activist and poet who spent a total of twenty-seven years as a political prisoner of the communist regimes of both North Vietnam and of post-1975 Vietnam,[1] before being released and allowed to join the large Overseas Vietnamese community in the United States.
In this Vietnamese name, the surname is Nguyễn. In accordance with Vietnamese custom, this person should be referred to by the given name, Chí Thiện.
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Nguyễn Chí Thiện | |
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Born | (1939-02-27)27 February 1939 |
Died | 2 October 2012(2012-10-02) (aged 73) Santa Ana, California, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Poet |
Known for | Poetry and prose |
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