The Government of Free Vietnam (GFCL; Vietnamese: Chính Phủ Lâm Thời Việt Nam Tự Do) was an anti-communist political organization that was established 30 April 1995 by Nguyen Hoang Dan. It was dissolved in 2013. It claimed an unrecognized government in exile of the Republic of Vietnam[1] headquartered in the U.S. cities of Garden Grove, California, and Missouri City, Texas.
Organization
Political goals
The Government of Free Vietnam had stated a list of the political goals of its organization:
- The stated goal of the Provisional National Government of Vietnam is to achieve free and democratic elections in Vietnam. The government seeks to create an atmosphere of non-violent pressure on the Communist's regime to allow for an election process whereby the people can choose whether or not to retain communism as the preferred system of governance
- Provisional National Government of Vietnam has extolled before that achieving a fair and evenhanded oil policy for the benefit of the citizens of Vietnam and other businesses of the world can be achieved without violence and undeterred by the corrupt communist government practices.
- Free market ideas we wish to incorporate into the culture of Vietnam that helps all processes.
- A fair opportunity to use Vietnam's national maritime oil resource and free waterways.
- A prevention of possible clashes of Vietnam's neighboring countries due to illegal controls and restrictions.
- The aggravated communist criminals must be brought to justice and that they must be ordered to pay for the consequences of their crimes, for the world to know and set examples for those tyrannical regimes against humanities.
- Prohibit all forms of provocation, and Re-stablish South Vietnam countrywide.[2]
Economy
The GFVN had an approximate budget of US$1 million a year, donated by Vietnamese Anti-communist overseas around the world[citation needed].
Base in Cambodia
KC-702 was a military base that was operated by the Provisional Government of Free Vietnam, probably located in Cambodia, near the Vietnamese border.[3] It is believed that this was once used to help plan the failed Vietnamese Embassy bombing in Laos. The current status of the camp is not known. However, in 1999 several members of the group were captured in Cambodia with weapons, deported to Vietnam and charged.[4]
See also
- Third Republic of Vietnam (Provisional National Government of Vietnam)
- Chhun Yasith, leader of the Cambodian Freedom Fighters
- Le Chi Thuc, a spokesperson for the Government of Free Vietnam
- Vang Pao, a Major General in the Royal Lao Army, a leader in the Hmong American community in the United States
- Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation
- Montagnard Foundation, Inc.
- Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam
- People's Action Party of Vietnam
- Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League
- List of governments in exile
References
- ^ Johnson, Kay (October 29, 2001). "Terror Made in the U.S.A." Time. Time, Inc. Archived from the original on November 8, 2001. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
- ^ "REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM ~ Đơn kiện CSVN do CPQGVNLT đã đệ nạp tòa án Hình Sự Quốc Tế tại la Hay (The Hague-South Holland) và Tây Ban Nha (Span) được chấp nhận".
- ^ Catholic World News, A Regime Near Collapse, Dec. 20, 2001
- ^ "BBC News | Asia-Pacific | Viet anti-communists deny arms smuggling". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
Further reading
- Lam, Charles (November 14, 2013). "The Government of Free Vietnam Is No Republic for Old Men: From Garden Grove, the organization tried to bring down its former country's Communist regime. Instead, it gave American diplomats a giant headache". OC Weekly. OC Weekly, LP. Archived from the original on 2014-01-29. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
External links
Archival collections
- Guide to the Government of Free Vietnam Publicity and Organizational Materials. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California.