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Nguyễn Văn Cừ (revolutionary)
Nguyễn Văn Cừ (9 July 1912 – 28 August 1941) was a Vietnamese revolutionary, a descendant of Nguyễn Trãi. He served as the fourth General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) 30 March 1938 – 9 November 1940.
Nguyễn Văn Cừ | |
|---|---|
| General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam | |
| In office 30 March 1938 – 9 November 1940 | |
| Preceded by | Hà Huy Tập |
| Succeeded by | Trường Chinh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1912 Bắc Ninh Province, French Indochina |
| Died | 28 August 1941 (aged 29) Saigon, French Indochina |
| Political party | Communist Party of Vietnam |
Nguyễn Văn Cừ was arrested by the French and executed by French firing squad at the Giồng T-road junction (ngã ba Giồng) in Hóc Môn District along with Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai and Võ Văn Tần in August 1941.[1]
References
- ^ Erik Harms Saigon's Edge: On the Margins of Ho Chi Minh City - Page 29 "... intersection, where many anticolonial figures perished, including, most famously, the trio of Nguyễn thị Minh Khai, Võ Văn Tần, and Nguyễn Văn Cừ, who were put before the firing squads there on August 28, 1941. ... And nowadays the historic memorial to revolutionary martyrs executed at the “Giồng” triple intersection is threatened by"