Phạm Xuân Ẩn

Phạm Xuân Ẩn

°Phạm Xuân Ẩn (September 12th 1927- September 20th 2006) was a Vietnamese general with nickname "Hai Trung" or "Tran Van Trung". He worked in South Vietnam for Reuters, Time magazine and the New York Herald Tribune during the Vietnam War while simultaneously reported for North Vietnam. His first Viet Minh medal came after the battle of Ap Bac and he went on to make a major contribution to the ultimate defeat of the US and Saigon. He was awarded the trophy "People's Army Force Hero" by Vietnamese government on date January 15th 1976. [Berman, Larry (2007). Perfect Spy. Smithsonian Books. ISBN 978-0-06-088839-8, pps 134-143]

Biography

Pham Xuan An was born in 1927 in Binh Truoc, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai province. His grandfather who was a headmaster of a school in Hue was achieved the King's gold ring. His father was a high-level engineer of Public Administration Department. He was born in Bien Hoa hospital by help of French doctors. Although his father did not get the French nationality.

Education

When he was a child, he lived in Sai Gon. Then, he came to live in Can Tho and studied in College of Can Tho.When August Revolution began, he left the school and joined Volunteer Youth Organisation. After that, he studied a course organised by Viet Minh.In the 1950's he attended Orange Coast College (OCC), earning an Associate of Arts degree. He wrote for the campus newspaper, then called The Barnacle.

After the Vietnam War

He died on September 20, 2006 in Ho Chi Minh City in a military hospital from complications of emphysema.

References

External links

* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/22/world/asia/22an.html?ex=1316577600&en=0644c2b1eea338fb&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss Pham Xuan An Dies at 79; Reporter Spied for Hanoi]
* [http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/default.cfm?Action=ReleaseDetail&ID=14104 Death of Vietnamese Super-Spy]
* [http://www.newyorker.com/fact/content/articles/050523fa_fact4 The Spy Who Loved Us]
* [http://blogs.ocregister.com/ocworld/2007/05/perfect_spy.html "Perfect Spy"]
* [http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2007/07/spy_games_larry_berman.php Interview with biographer Larry Berman about An]


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