Son was born in 1920 in Trà Vinh Province (present-day Vietnam) during the French colonial period[1] to a Khmer Krom father and a Vietnamese mother.[2] Before entering politics, he was a Buddhist lay preacher (achar) and was known as Phạm Văn Hua among his Vietnamese colleagues.[3] During the First Indochina War, he was recruited by Vietnamese communists (Viet Minh) to serve as President of a newly formed Cambodian People's Liberation Committee (CPLC) in Battambang. Son was the nearest the Vietnamese had to an authentic Khmer revolutionary. His nom de guerre was intended to capitalise on the popularity of Sihanouk's banished rival, Son Ngoc Thanh, then still languishing in exile in France.
Son remained a senior figure in the Party, albeit largely operating from Hanoi in North Vietnam until 1972, when at the request of Ieng Sary, he was sent to hospital in Beijing to be treated for high blood pressure. He died in Beijing on 22 December.[5] His death further lessened the influence of the Hanoi-trained communists on the Khmer Rouge, correspondingly increasing the power of the hardline Party 'Centre' led by Pol Pot.
Dommen, Arthur J.; The Indochinese Experience of the French and the Americans: Nationalism and Communism in Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam, Indiana University Press, 2001, ISBN0-253-33854-9
Tyner, James A.; The Killing of Cambodia: Geography, Genocide and the Unmaking of Space, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2008
ngoc, minh, vietnamese, sơn, ngọc, minh, khmer, កម, 1920, december, 1972, also, known, achar, mean, យម, cambodian, communist, politician, founder, kampuchean, people, revolutionary, party, kprp, predecessor, communist, party, kampuchea, sơn, ngọc, minh, កម, ញb. Son Ngoc Minh Vietnamese Sơn Ngọc Minh Khmer ស ន ង កម ញ 1920 22 December 1972 also known as Achar Mean អ ច រ យម ន was a Cambodian communist politician and co founder of the Kampuchean People s Revolutionary Party KPRP the predecessor to the Communist Party of Kampuchea Son Ngoc MinhSơn Ngọc Minh ស ង ង កម ញBorn1920Tra Vinh Cochinchina French Indochina now Vietnam Died22 December 1972 1972 12 22 aged 51 52 Beijing ChinaOther namesAchar MeanPhạm Văn HuaCitizenshipCambodiaVietnamKnown forCo founding the Kampuchean People s Revolutionary PartyPolitical partyCommunist Party of Kampuchea 1960 1972 Kampuchean People s Revolutionary Party 1951 1960 Biography editSon was born in 1920 in Tra Vinh Province present day Vietnam during the French colonial period 1 to a Khmer Krom father and a Vietnamese mother 2 Before entering politics he was a Buddhist lay preacher achar and was known as Phạm Văn Hua among his Vietnamese colleagues 3 During the First Indochina War he was recruited by Vietnamese communists Viet Minh to serve as President of a newly formed Cambodian People s Liberation Committee CPLC in Battambang Son was the nearest the Vietnamese had to an authentic Khmer revolutionary His nom de guerre was intended to capitalise on the popularity of Sihanouk s banished rival Son Ngoc Thanh then still languishing in exile in France Son was the leader of the first nationwide congress of the leftist Khmer Issarak groups which founded the United Issarak Front UIF In 1950 he formally declared Cambodia s independence after claiming that the UIF controlled one third of the country 4 Along with Tou Samouth Son founded the Kampuchean People s Revolutionary Party KPRP in 1951 After the Geneva Agreements and the end of the First Indochina war he and many Khmer Issarak officials left Cambodia for North Vietnam Son remained a senior figure in the Party albeit largely operating from Hanoi in North Vietnam until 1972 when at the request of Ieng Sary he was sent to hospital in Beijing to be treated for high blood pressure He died in Beijing on 22 December 5 His death further lessened the influence of the Hanoi trained communists on the Khmer Rouge correspondingly increasing the power of the hardline Party Centre led by Pol Pot References edit Tyner 2008 p 34 Dommen 2001 p 181 Christopher E Goscha Thailand and the Southeast Asian Networks of the Vietnamese Revolution 1885 1954 Routledge 1999 ISBN 0 7007 0622 4 p 339 Kiernan B How Pol Pot came to power Yale UP 2004 p 80 Kiernan p 360Bibliography editDommen Arthur J The Indochinese Experience of the French and the Americans Nationalism and Communism in Cambodia Laos and Vietnam Indiana University Press 2001 ISBN 0 253 33854 9 Tyner James A The Killing of Cambodia Geography Genocide and the Unmaking of Space Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2008 ISBN 0754670961 nbsp This article about a Cambodian politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Son Ngoc Minh amp oldid 1215327898, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
