Hồ Văn Châm
Hồ Văn Châm 胡文箴 | |
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| File:Minh Vũ Hồ Văn Châm.jpg | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1932 Phước Tích, Thừa Thiên province, French Indochina |
| Died | 31 July 2013 (aged 81) Ottawa, Canada |
| Political party | Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam |
| Children | 8 |
Hồ Văn Châm (Chữ Hán: 胡文箴;[1] 9 July 1932 – 31 July 2013), also known as Minh Vũ, was a South Vietnamese physician and official, who served as minister of Chieu Hoi and minister of veteran affairs. After the fall of the Republic of Vietnam in 1975, he was sent to a re-education camp. He moved to Canada after being released.
Biography
Hồ Văn Châm was born on 9 July 1932 in the village of Phước Tích, Thừa Thiên Province, central Vietnam.[2] Châm joined the Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam in 1955.[3] In 1969, he was appointed commissioner general of the Central Executive Committee of the Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam.[4] Châm died in Ottawa, Canada, on 31 July 2013, at the age of 82.[2]
Personal life
Hồ Văn Châm was a Buddhist with a Dharma name Nguyên Minh.[5] His wife was from Quảng Ngãi province.[1] The couple had eight children.[3]: 102
Publications
- Les Relations Alimentaires dans les Corps de Troupes au Vietnam, doctoral thesis, Faculty of Medicine, Saigon, 1962[3]: 102
- Nutrition situation in Vietnam, 1965[3]: 103
Medals
- File:VPD National Order of Vietnam - Knight BAR.svg Knight of the National Order of Vietnam
- File:Vietnam Army Distinguished Service Order Ribbon-Second Class.svg Army Distinguished Service Order, Second Class
- File:Vietnam Armed Forces Honor Medal ribbon-First Class.svg Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class
- File:Vietnam Good Conduct Medal ribbon-Third Class.svg Good Conduct Medal, Third Class
- File:Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal ribbon, with 60- clasp.svg Vietnam Campaign Medal
- File:Vietnam Military Service Medal ribbon-Third Class.svg Military Service Medal, Third Class
- File:Vietnam Air Service Medal ribbon.svg Air Service Medal, Honor Class
- File:Vietnam Public Health Service Medal ribbon-First Class.svg Health Medal, First Class
- File:Vietnam Rural Revolutionary Development Medal ribbon.svg Rural Development Medal
- File:Vietnam Ethnic Development Medal ribbon-First Class.svg Ethnic Development Medal, First Class
Source:[3]: 103
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Minh Vũ Hồ Văn Châm. "Thương Về Quê Vợ". www.daiviet.org (in Tiếng Việt). Archived from the original on 2005-01-12. Retrieved 2022-09-05.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bác Sĩ Hồ Văn Châm, cựu tổng trưởng VNCH, qua đời". Nguoi Viet Online (in Tiếng Việt). 2013-08-02. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Who' Who in Vietnam (PDF). Saigon: Vietnam Press. 1974. pp. 102–103.
- ↑ "Dr. Ho Van Cham" (PDF). Vietnam Center and Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ↑ "BÁC SĨ HỒ VĂN CHÂM, CỰU TỔNG TRƯỞNG VIỆT NAM CỘNG HÒA QUA ĐỜI". Saigon Broadcasting Television Network (in Tiếng Việt). 2013-08-06. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
