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Tôn Thất Thiện
Advocating press freedom as a South Vietnamese minister and journalist.
Press freedom · Political commentary
- Born
- 22 September 1924
- Birthplace
- Huế
- Died
- 3 October 2014
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Tôn Thất Thiện was a Vietnamese journalist, scholar and government official who served as information minister in 1968.
Early life
Huế
Grew up in a family connected with the imperial administration and attended French-Vietnamese schools.
Career
- 1945–1946
Government service
Worked in the government headed by Ho Chi Minh before leaving it.
- 1950s–1963
Press work
Served as a press aide to Ngô Đình Diệm.
- 1968
Information minister
Served in South Vietnam’s government and received the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
Public service
Press freedom
Pursued reforms to reduce government censorship.
Political commentary
Wrote about Vietnamese independence and foreign intervention.
Beyond politics
Family
Married Lệ Vân in Paris; they had a daughter, Thuỳ Lan.
Sources & photo credit
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